Discussion on China's anti‐epidemic response based on the <i>Protocol on Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019</i> from Chinese Authority

Zhao, Zhihui; Zhou, Yi; Li, Weihong; Fan, Xiaoliang; Huang, Qingsong; Tang, Zhaohui; Han, Li; Wang, Jie‐Xin; Li, Jialiang; Wu, Jing

doi:10.1002/hpm.3419

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“…In Suzhou, China, the infection rate of COVID-19 was low, epidemic data is obtained from the Sina Real-Time Epidemic website ( https://news.sina.cn/zt_d/yiqing0121 ) [ 20 ]. We had tested hospitalized children for SARS-CoV-2 and there were no positive cases during study period.…”

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Clinical characteristics of hospitalized term and preterm infants with community-acquired viral pneumonia

Guan

Gao

et al. 2022

BMC Pediatr

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Background Pneumonia is a serious problem that threatens the health of newborns. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of hospitalized term and preterm infants with community-acquired viral pneumonia. Methods This was a retrospective analysis of cases of community-acquired viral pneumonia in the Neonatal Department. Nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) samples were collected for pathogen detection, and clinical data were collected. We analysed pathogenic species and clinical characteristics among these infants. Results RSV is the main virus in term infants, and parainfluenza virus (PIV) 3 is the main virus in preterm infants. Patients infected with PIV3 were more susceptible to coinfection with bacteria than those with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection (p < 0.05). Preterm infants infected with PIV3 were more likely to be coinfected with bacteria than term infants (p < 0.05), mainly gram-negative bacteria (especially Klebsiella pneumonia). Term infants with bacterial infection were more prone to fever, cyanosis, moist rales, three concave signs, elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, respiratory failure and the need for higher level of oxygen support and mechanical ventilation than those with simple viral infection (p < 0.05). The incidence of hyponatremia in neonatal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was high. Conclusions RSV and PIV3 were the leading causes of neonatal viral CAP. PIV3 infection is the main cause of viral CAP in preterm infants, and these individuals are more likely to be coinfected with bacteria than term infants, mainly gram-negative bacteria. Term infants with CAP coinfected with bacteria were more likely to have greater disease severity than those with single viral infections.

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Clinical characteristics of hospitalized term and preterm infants with community-acquired viral pneumonia

Guan

Gao

et al. 2022

BMC Pediatr

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“…Chinese crisis management has long been characterized by a government-led style, which heavily depends on state responses and investments [11]. The important role of social capital and resources has been minimized in the current Chinese crisis response policy design [29,30]. Third, lockdowns (ranking 24th) were not an important policy tool for cities, nor were economic supports (ranking 12th, 19th, and 26th) or supporting normal medical access for uninfected people (ranking 25th).…”

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How Policy Mix Choices Affect the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Outcomes in Chinese Cities: An Empirical Analysis

Shi

Ying

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Since January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and has posed a major public health threat worldwide. Such a massive and complex crisis requires quick and comprehensive policy responses. We developed an empirical dataset of policy mixes that included 4915 policies across 36 Chinese cities and investigated the relationships between the policy design choices and the COVID-19 pandemic response outcomes of a city. Using topic modeling and ordinary least squares regression analysis, we found considerable variation among cities in the compositions and design features of their policy mixes. Our analysis revealed that restriction measures did not significantly influence limiting the spread of the pandemic, but they were negatively correlated with the economic growth rate. By contrast, health protection measures greatly contributed to controlling viral spread. Intensive socioeconomic support reduced the occurrence of secondary disasters. The most effective policy strategy to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be a comprehensive policy design with a mix of restrictions, health protection measures, and socioeconomic support policies accompanied by a timely lockdown. Our empirical findings can help to improve pandemic policy design and contribute to generating broader lessons for how local governments should deal with similar crises in the future.

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“…Because of the limited knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and that no COVID-19 vaccines or treatments were available at the time, efforts to control the pandemic focused primarily on restricting the community spread of SARS-CoV-2 in early 2020. Many cities and provinces across China, for example, have implemented measures to restrict the community spread of SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of 2020 2 . These measures included mandated quarantine for those with SARS-CoV-2 infection, stay-at-home orders, limiting travel except for essential activities, prohibiting crowd gathering, and mask mandates in public places 2,3 .…”

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“…Many cities and provinces across China, for example, have implemented measures to restrict the community spread of SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of 2020 2 . These measures included mandated quarantine for those with SARS-CoV-2 infection, stay-at-home orders, limiting travel except for essential activities, prohibiting crowd gathering, and mask mandates in public places 2,3 .…”

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Changes in cigarette consumption and intention to quit in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Mao¹,

Zhao²,

Eriksen³

et al. 2023

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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INTRODUCTION Significant changes occurred in the way people socialize and interact with each other since China reported its first COVID-19 cases. However, little is known about how smoking behaviors may have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The aim of this study was to assess changes in smoking behavior and intention to quit during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in China and to investigate the associated factors. METHODS An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among Chinese adult smokers. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling from 19 March to 2 April 2020. RESULTS A total of 1388 smokers participated in this study. Of those, 1014 (73.0%) reported not changing their cigarette consumption, 104 (7.5%) reported smoking more and 268 (19.3%) reported smoking less due to the pandemic. Average daily cigarette consumption among all participants decreased from 15.0 (IQR: 10.0-20.0) to 13.0 (IQR: 8.0-20.0) (W=6.919, p<0.001). For intention to quit, 270 (19.5%) respondents reported becoming more willing to quit, and 91 (6.6%) reported becoming less willing to quit. Multivariate analyses showed that tobacco addiction, overall knowledge about the relationship between smoking and COVID-19, level of attention devoted to COVID-19, anxiety, living alone, and number of smokers in the family were significantly correlated with cigarette consumption and intention to quit, and living alone was the strongest factor associated with increased cigarette consumption (AOR=5.29; 95% CI: 1.51-18.56). CONCLUSIONS The COVID-19 pandemic led to a slight decrease in cigarette consumption and an increase in quitting intention among Chinese smokers. During the early stages of the pandemic, it was important to focus on the anxiety of smokers, dispel smokers' misunderstandings of smoking and COVID-19 and create a supporting environment in the family to help smokers quit.

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Discussion on China's anti‐epidemic response based on the Protocol on Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 from Chinese Authority

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Clinical characteristics of hospitalized term and preterm infants with community-acquired viral pneumonia

Clinical characteristics of hospitalized term and preterm infants with community-acquired viral pneumonia

How Policy Mix Choices Affect the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Outcomes in Chinese Cities: An Empirical Analysis

Changes in cigarette consumption and intention to quit in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in China

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