Community Responses during Early Phase of COVID-19 Epidemic, Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute · Sungkyunkwan University · +3 more institutions
Abstract
H ong Kong was relatively successful in mitigating transmission early in the outbreak of coronavirus disease . Confirmed cases were first reported in the city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019 (1). Situated at the southern tip of China, Hong Kong was at risk for importing COVID-19, given its shared border and high infrastructural and social connectivity with China. In 2019, >236 million passengers crossed the border between China and Hong Kong by land (2). Hong Kong is also vulnerable to virus transmission owing to its high population density and heavy reliance on public transportation. Despite these risks, as of March 20, 2020, transmission control efforts in Hong Kong, as reflected in the numbers of…
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- 155.66
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- 100%
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Authors
7- KOKin On KwokCorresponding
City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, City University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
- KLKin‐Kit Li
Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Sungkyunkwan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
- HHHenry Ho Hin Chan
City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Sungkyunkwan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- YYYi Yuan
Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, City University of Hong Kong
- ATArthur Tang
City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Sungkyunkwan University
Topics & keywords
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Virology
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Betacoronavirus
- Pandemic
- Coronavirus Infections
- Medicine
- Good health and well-being