Department of Health Management, School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2021 Jun;11(2):246-252. doi: 10.2991/jegh.k.210322.001. Epub 2021 Mar 29.
This study analyzed the effects of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical measures between China and South Korea to share experiences with other countries in the struggle against SARS-CoV-2.
We used the generalized linear model to examine the associations between non-pharmaceutical measures adopted by China and South Korea and the number of confirmed cases. Policy disparities were also discussed between these two countries.
The results show that the following factors influence the number of confirmed cases in China: lockdown of Wuhan city (LWC); establishment of a Leading Group by the Central Government; raising the public health emergency response to the highest level in all localities; classifying management of "four categories of personnel"; makeshift hospitals in operation (MHIO); pairing assistance (PA); launching massive community screening (LMCS). In South Korea, these following factors were the key influencing factors of the cumulative confirmed cases: raising the public alert level to orange (three out of four levels); raising the public alert to the highest level; launching drive-through screening centers (LDSC); screening all members of Shincheonji religious group; launching Community Treatment Center (LCTC); distributing public face masks nationwide and quarantining all travelers from overseas countries for 14 days.
Based on the analysis of the generalized linear model, we found that a series of non-pharmaceutical measures were associated with contain of the COVID-19 outbreak in China and South Korea. The following measures were crucial for both of them to fight against the COVID-19 epidemic: a strong national response system, expanding diagnostic tests, establishing makeshift hospitals, and quarantine or lockdown affected areas.
本研究分析了中国和韩国在 COVID-19 非药物措施方面的效果，旨在与其他国家分享抗击 SARS-CoV-2 的经验。
我们使用广义线性模型来检验中国和韩国采取的非药物措施与确诊病例数之间的关联。还讨论了这两个国家之间的政策差异。
结果表明，以下因素影响了中国的确诊病例数：武汉封城（LWC）；中央政府成立领导小组；在所有地方将公共卫生应急响应提高到最高级别；对“四类人员”进行分类管理；运营临时医院（MHIO）；配对援助（PA）；开展大规模社区筛查（LMCS）。在韩国，以下因素是累计确诊病例的关键影响因素：将公共警报级别提高到橙色（四级中的三级）；将公共警报提高到最高级别；启动免下车筛查中心（LDSC）；对新天地教会所有成员进行筛查；启动社区治疗中心（LCTC）；在全国范围内分发公共口罩，并对所有来自海外国家的旅行者进行 14 天的隔离。
基于广义线性模型的分析，我们发现一系列非药物措施与中国和韩国 COVID-19 疫情的控制有关。以下措施对两国抗击 COVID-19 疫情至关重要：强大的国家应对系统、扩大诊断检测、建立临时医院以及对受影响地区进行隔离或封锁。
