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Notes from the Field: Effectiveness of Prevention and Control Measures for Imported COVID-19 in Guangming District of
Xiaoliang Chen1, Tieqiang Wang1, Yang Zhao2
1Key Disciplines of Epidemiology, Shenzhen Guangming District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was present in most provinces of China after January 2020. We implemented a surveillance and screening strategy that included early detection of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and people who were exposed to the disease in Guangming District of Shenzhen. Separate targeted treatment and management strategies were applied to confirmed and suspected cases. From January 23 to March 13, 2020, we found 12 suspected cases, and 11 were confirmed as positive. Although eight of the 11 confirmed cases were family-aggregated, they were all imported cases with common exposure, which did not further cause local community transmission, and no medical staff were infected. After February 14, when the last case was confirmed, there were no newly confirmed cases for 28 consecutive days under the strict outbreak control. The targeted and whole-society involved prevention and control measures prevented the spread of the disease in a very short time and provided a strong guarantee for the orderly recovery of returning to work and social activities.
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