The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Hangzhou: An experience to share
Mengyuan Diao, Sheng Zhang, Dechang Chen, Wei Hu
Abstract
Moreover, the KCDC started reporting the situation from January 20 onward to provide accurate and real-time data. These reports included the number of confirmed cases and patients under investigation, history of confirmed cases, and prevention advice for the public. The number of the KCDC call center has been mentioned in almost every report, and Koreans were asked not to travel to China and Wuhan, to avoid public outdoor activities, to cough or sneeze safely, and to wear masks when visiting a health center. Besides, the guideline for management and screening get updated whenever needed; travel to Wuhan which was in the definition of suspected cases where changed to travel to china, and finally omitted. 10 Altogether, the main goal of outbreak response in Korea was prevention of entrance of COVID-19 and at the same time, inhibition of the spread of the virus throughout the country. These goals were achieved through 3 main strategies: (1) containment and mitigation based on outbreak situation; (2) Risk communication to attract community participation; and (3) science-based and factdriven actions.