Mobile field hospitals, an effective way of dealing with COVID-19 in China: sharing our experience
Zhi Chen, Shan He, Fan Li, Junxiang Yin, Xiaoliang Chen
Abstract
During the COVID-19 outbreak, China made great progress in controlling the epidemic, and the number of confirmed and suspected cases continues to decrease thanks to the various efforts employed. Mobile field hospitals have played a huge role in the centralized management of patients and they have effectively reduced transmission. This article describes some of our experiences operating mobile field hospitals in order to provide a reference and to better inform countries that are dealing with this crisis.
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ChinaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakField (mathematics)Crisis managementTransmission (telecommunications)Order (exchange)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)BusinessMedicineMedical emergencyComputer sciencePolitical scienceTelecommunicationsVirologyInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Pure mathematicsFinanceLawMathematicsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental Health