Open AccessA comparison of epidemic prevention of COVID-19 between China and the US
Author(s) -
Qin Bian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
traditional medicine and modern medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2575-9019
pISSN - 2575-9000
DOI - 10.1142/s2575900020200049
Subject(s) - covid-19 , china , quarantine , breakout , epidemic control , pandemic , environmental health , demography , geography , medicine , virology , business , outbreak , sociology , disease , archaeology , finance , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
COVID-19 is becoming a large health and economic threat worldwide. Here, the epidemic statistics and prevention measures between China and the US are compared. It is noted that wearing masks at different stages of virus breakout, quarantine pattern, and policy executive strength may be the major factors causing the difference in effectiveness of the epidemic control.