China's COVID-19 Control Strategy and Its Impact on the Global Pandemic

Ding, Difeng; Zhang, Ruilian

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.857003

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“…While the advantages of the zero-COVID-19 strategy are mainly experienced by local residents, such as vulnerable populations such as the elderly and the immunocompromised, they also impact the global community. Ding and Zhang discuss how China’s zero-COVID-19 strategy has helped slow the global spread of the virus and vaccine production and, by extension, vaccine equity [ 31 ].…”

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The Advantages of the Zero-COVID-19 Strategy

Cheshmehzangi

McDonnell

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Introduction: To curb the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the globe have adopted either a mitigation or anelimination policy, such as the zero-COVID-19 strategy. However, further research is needed to systematically investigate the advantages of the zero-COVID-19 strategy in the literature. To bridge the research gap, this study examines the zero-COVID-19 strategy in terms of its advantages as a global anti-pandemic framework. Methods: A literature review was conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, and Scopus to locate academic articles that discussed the advantages of the zero-COVID-19 strategy. Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis approach was adopted to guide the data analysis process. Results: The findings of our study show that the advantages of the zero-COVID-19 strategy range from short-term (e.g., limited virus infections, hospitalizations, and deaths), to medium-term (e.g., reduced presence of other infectious diseases), and long-term (e.g., low incidence of long COVID-19). While local residents mainly leverage these advantages, they also impact the global community (e.g., stable global supply of essentials, such as COVID-19 vaccines). Conclusions: COVID-19 is catastrophic, yet controllable. Our study examined the advantages of the zero-COVID-19 strategy from a nuanced perspective and discussed how these advantages benefit both the local and the global community in pandemic control and management. Future studies could investigate the shortcomings of the zero-COVID-19 strategy, especially its unintended consequences, such as adverse impacts on vulnerable populations’ mental health, so that society could more efficiently, economically, and empathetically capitalize on the potential of the zero-COVID-19 strategy for the betterment of personal and public health.

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The Advantages of the Zero-COVID-19 Strategy

Cheshmehzangi

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“…The United States and the United Kingdom have advocated measures to exist with the virus rather than eradicating and eliminating it [ 2 ]. China implemented lockdown, quarantine, observation, and nucleic acid testing measures to promote the “dynamic elimination in society” policy, which reduced the speed of transmission and the number of infected people [ 3 , 4 ]. However, the psychological burden among the public and recovered COVID-19 subjects may be increased.…”

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Quality of Life and Mental Health Status in Recovered COVID-19 Subjects at Two Years after Infection in Taizhou, China: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

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According to previous studies, mental status in 1-year COVID-19 survivors might range from 6–43%. Longer-term psychological consequences in recovered COVID-19 subjects are unknown, so we analyzed longer-term quality of life and mental status in recovered COVID-19 subjects at 2 years after infection. Among 144 recovered COVID-19 subjects in the Taizhou region, 73 and 45 completed face-to-face follow-ups at the first year and second year after infection, respectively, with a 61.7% follow-up rate. The questionnaire, which was administered at both follow-ups, included questions about quality of life, psychological health, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Mann-Whitney U test was used to the differences of each scale between the first and second year. Among the 45 people who completed both follow-up visits, the incidence of psychological problems was 4.4% (2/45) in the first year, and no new psychological abnormalities were observed in the second year. Quality of life improved, while the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) scores did not improve over time. The incidence of mental disorders was lower than those in previous studies. Multidisciplinary management for COVID-19 in this study hospital may have reduced the frequency to a certain extent. However, among those with mental health problems, such problems may exist for a long time, and long-term attention should be given to the psychological status of recovered COVID-19 subjects.

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“…As the first country to be hit by COVID-19, the Chinese government has been taking a relatively strict and cautious approach to managing the outbreak and reduce the negative impacts. This includes digital technology pandemic prevention, zero-case policy, all-staff nucleic acid testing, all-staff vaccinations, a long-term quarantine system, and the official accountability system (Ding & Zhang, 2022). On the one hand, these strategies have greatly controlled the rate of spread of COVID-19 keeping the number of confirmed cases in China at a relatively low level for a long time (Burki, 2020).…”

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How founder-entrepreneurs from Chinese high-tech SMEs assess market risks and explore new opportunities for growth and survival during COVID-19

2022

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Founder-entrepreneurs in SMEs tend to have an active role in shaping the business and the direction and management of their innovation strategies. During COVID-19, their understanding of risks and approach towards decision making has become very crucial as the market sensitivity changed drastically with various levels of challenges such as travel restrictions, national lockdown, reduced market demand and operational uncertainty. So far, there are very limited studies on the role of the founder-entrepreneurs from Chinese high-tech software SMEs in managing the business risks from the pandemic. This paper will address some of these gaps by presenting case studies of 9 successful high-tech software SMEs in China and discuss how their founder-entrepreneurs have engaged with the market, identified COVID-19 related risks and how they have made critical decisions to survive and explore new market opportunities for growth. As part of a longitudinal study, in-depth interviews were conducted with the founder-entrepreneurs at various stages of the pandemic to explore their progress with the business operation and management. The paper will discuss the role of the founder-entrepreneurs from SMEs in risk analysis and decision-making. It makes an important contribution to the growing literature on Chinese SMEs, and COVID-19.

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China's COVID-19 Control Strategy and Its Impact on the Global Pandemic

Cited by 45 publications

References 23 publications

The Advantages of the Zero-COVID-19 Strategy

The Advantages of the Zero-COVID-19 Strategy

Quality of Life and Mental Health Status in Recovered COVID-19 Subjects at Two Years after Infection in Taizhou, China: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

How founder-entrepreneurs from Chinese high-tech SMEs assess market risks and explore new opportunities for growth and survival during COVID-19

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