Database of epidemic trends and control measures during the first wave of COVID-19 in mainland China

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  • Han Fu
  • Haowei Wang
  • Xiaoyue Xi
  • Adhiratha Boonyasiri
  • Yuanrong Wang
  • Wes Hinsley
  • Keith J. Fraser
  • Ruth McCabe
  • Daniela Olivera Mesa
  • Janetta Skarp
  • Alice Ledda
  • Tamsin Dewé
  • Amy Dighe
  • Peter Winskill
  • Sabine L. van Elsland
  • Kylie E.C. Ainslie
  • Marc Baguelin
  • Olivia Boyd
  • Nicholas F. Brazeau
  • Lorenzo Cattarino
  • Giovanni Charles
  • Zulma M. Cucunuba
  • Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg
  • Christl A. Donnelly
  • Ilaria Dorigatti
  • Oliver D. Eales
  • Richard G. FitzJohn
  • Seth Flaxman
  • Katy A.M. Gaythorpe
  • Azra C. Ghani
  • William D. Green
  • Arran Hamlet
  • Katharina Hauck
  • David J. Haw
  • Benjamin Jeffrey
  • Daniel J. Laydon
  • John A. Lees
  • Thomas Mellan
  • Swapnil Mishra
  • Gemma Nedjati-Gilani
  • Pierre Nouvellet
  • Lucy Okell
  • Kris V. Parag
  • Manon Ragonnet-Cronin
  • Steven Riley
  • Nora Schmit
  • Hayley A. Thompson
  • H. Juliette T. Unwin
  • Robert Verity
  • Michaela A.C. Vollmer
  • Erik Volz
  • Patrick G.T. Walker
  • Caroline E. Walters
  • Oliver J. Watson
  • Charles Whittaker
  • Lilith K. Whittles
  • Natsuko Imai
  • Sangeeta Bhatia
  • Neil M. Ferguson

Objectives: In this data collation study, we aimed to provide a comprehensive database describing the epidemic trends and responses during the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) throughout the main provinces in China. Methods: From mid-January to March 2020, we extracted publicly available data regarding the spread and control of COVID-19 from 31 provincial health authorities and major media outlets in mainland China. Based on these data, we conducted descriptive analyses of the epidemic in the six most-affected provinces. Results: School closures, travel restrictions, community-level lockdown, and contact tracing were introduced concurrently around late January but subsequent epidemic trends differed among provinces. Compared with Hubei, the other five most-affected provinces reported a lower crude case fatality ratio and proportion of critical and severe hospitalised cases. From March 2020, as the local transmission of COVID-19 declined, switching the focus of measures to the testing and quarantine of inbound travellers may have helped to sustain the control of the epidemic. Conclusions: Aggregated indicators of case notifications and severity distributions are essential for monitoring an epidemic. A publicly available database containing these indicators and information regarding control measures is a useful resource for further research and policy planning in response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume102
Pages (from-to)463-471
Number of pages9
ISSN1201-9712
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

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    Research areas

  • Case fatality ratio, China, Contact, Control measure, COVID-19, Epidemic

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