Escalating infection control response to the rapidly evolving epidemiology of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong
VCVincent Chi‐Chung ChengSWShuk‐Ching WongJHJonathan Hon-Kwan ChenCCCyril Chik‐Yan YipVWVivien Wai‐Man Chuang
Queen Mary Hospital · Hospital Authority · +1 more institution
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Abstract
Objective
To describe the infection control preparedness measures undertaken for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 (previously known as 2019 novel coronavirus) in the first 42 days after announcement of a cluster of pneumonia in China, on December 31, 2019 (day 1) in Hong Kong.
Methods
A bundled approach of active and enhanced laboratory surveillance, early airborne infection isolation, rapid molecular diagnostic testing, and contact tracing for healthcare workers (HCWs) with unprotected exposure in the hospitals was implemented. Epidemiological characteristics of confirmed cases, environmental samples, and air samples were collected and analyzed.
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Keywords
- Medicine
- Contact tracing
- Epidemiology
- Pneumonia
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Infection control
- Quarantine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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