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Editor, Senior Moderator
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
. 2020 Nov 4;1-18.
doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.429. Online ahead of print.
How to set up central isolation sites to prevent re-outbreaks from imported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-the experience of Shanghai, China
Wei Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhiru Ge[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jide Lu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hairong Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yawei Yang[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
As strict measures were taken, the COVID-19 epidemic has been gradually brought under control. As a port city, Shanghai's main problem has shifted from treating local cases to preventing foreign imports. To prevent the re-outbreak of COVID-19 caused by imported cases, the Shanghai government has set up central isolation sites for all people entering the country from abroad to be placed under medical observation. This report describes how to set up central isolation sites and run it effectively. We put isolation sites in transformed hotels, arranged personnel according to a huge data network, and set up specific procedures to manage guests. The epidemic situation in Shanghai has confirmed the feasibility and effectiveness of the methods that other jurisdictions can adapt for their use.
Keywords: COVID-19; epidemic; medical observation; quarantine.
. 2020 Nov 4;1-18.
doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.429. Online ahead of print.
How to set up central isolation sites to prevent re-outbreaks from imported cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-the experience of Shanghai, China
Wei Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhiru Ge[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jide Lu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hairong Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yawei Yang[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33146103
- DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.429
Abstract
As strict measures were taken, the COVID-19 epidemic has been gradually brought under control. As a port city, Shanghai's main problem has shifted from treating local cases to preventing foreign imports. To prevent the re-outbreak of COVID-19 caused by imported cases, the Shanghai government has set up central isolation sites for all people entering the country from abroad to be placed under medical observation. This report describes how to set up central isolation sites and run it effectively. We put isolation sites in transformed hotels, arranged personnel according to a huge data network, and set up specific procedures to manage guests. The epidemic situation in Shanghai has confirmed the feasibility and effectiveness of the methods that other jurisdictions can adapt for their use.
Keywords: COVID-19; epidemic; medical observation; quarantine.