Table 1 Measures taken in Wuhan in Phase I [12,13,14,15,16,17]
From: Overcoming COVID-19 in China despite shortcomings of the public health system: what can we learn?
Day | Measures |
|---|---|
Dec. 27 | Cluster of Cases of pneumonia of unknown origin first reported to China CDC |
Dec. 29 | Pneumonia cases linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market |
Dec. 30 | Case-finding activated |
Dec. 31 | Outbreak announced by Wuhan Health Commission (WHC); National Health Commission (NHC) and China CDC involved in investigation and response |
Jan. 01, 2020 | Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market closed |
Jan. 02 | China CDC carried out pathogen identification |
Jan. 03 | Emergency monitoring, case investigation, close contact management, and market investigation initiated, technical protocols for Wuhan released; NHC notified WHO and relevant countries and regions; gene sequencing completed by China CDC |
Jan. 06 | China CDC Level 2 emergency response activated |
Jan. 07 | Coronavirus isolated and named 2019-nCOV |
Jan. 08 | A novel coronavirus was officially announced as the causative pathogen of the outbreak by China CDC |
Jan. 09 | The second group of experts from the NHC went to Wuhan to carry out epidemic prevention work |
Jan. 10 | China CDC publicly shared the gene sequence of the novel coronavirus; completed (Polymerase Chain Reaction) PCR diagnostic reagent development and testing; China begins its annual Spring Festival travel rush |
Jan. 11 | PCR diagnostic reagents provided to Wuhan; First fatal case reported |
Jan. 14 | The airport, railway station and wharf of Wuhan city carry out temperature check for departing passengers |
Jan. 15 | China CDC emergency response level upgraded to Level 1 (the highest level); national technical protocols for 2019-nCoV released by NHC |
Jan. 16 | Strict exit screening measures activated in Wuhan, people with body temperature 37.3 °C were restricted from leaving |
Jan. 18 | The third group of experts from the NHC went to Wuhan to carry out epidemic prevention work |