Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Wuhan Peritoneal Cancer Clinical Medical Research Center, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Department Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Front Public Health. 2021 Jan 26;8:586736. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.586736. eCollection 2020.
As the first area to report the outbreak, China used to be the front line of the battle against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The present descriptive analysis of 3,487 COVID-19-confirmed cases with health workers reported through April 30, 2020 offers important new information to the international community on the epidemic in China. These data showed that Chinese measures including the high-grade protective gear used, mask wearing, and social distancing, are effective in reducing transmission in hospitals.
作为首个报告疫情的地区,中国曾是抗击新型冠状病毒 SARS-CoV-2 的前线。本研究对截至 2020 年 4 月 30 日报告的 3487 例医护人员确诊 COVID-19 病例进行了描述性分析,为国际社会提供了有关中国疫情的重要新信息。这些数据表明,中国采取的包括使用高级别防护装备、佩戴口罩和保持社交距离在内的措施,可有效减少医院内的传播。