Containing COVID-19 in rural and remote areas: experiences from China
Author(s) -
Xiucheng Liu,
Dianan Zhang,
Teng Sun,
Xiang Li,
Hao Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa060
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , outbreak , china , psychological intervention , rural area , environmental health , rural population , rural health , pandemic , virology , nursing , disease , population , geography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , archaeology , pathology
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.
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