Containing COVID-19 in rural and remote areas: experiences from China

Xiucheng Liu; Dianan Zhang; Teng Sun; Xiang Li; Hao Zhang

doi:10.1093/jtm/taaa060

Containing COVID-19 in rural and remote areas: experiences from China

J Travel Med. 2020 May 18;27(3):taaa060. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa060.

Authors

Xiucheng Liu^{1

2}, Dianan Zhang³, Teng Sun¹, Xiang Li⁴, Hao Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
² Thoracic Surgery Laboratory, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
³ Department of Blood Transfusion, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.

Abstract

Although the COVID-19 outbreak initially mainly affected highly urbanized settings, eventually it will reach rural and remote populations resulting in even worse outcomes due to the lack of access to testing, health care and slower implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions. Here we describe the containment efforts in rural China.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
China
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Humans
Pandemics / legislation & jurisprudence*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Public Policy / economics
Public Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
Quarantine / legislation & jurisprudence
Rural Population*
SARS-CoV-2
Travel / legislation & jurisprudence*