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KMID : 1143420200130322372
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Public Health Weekly Report
2020 Volume.13 No. 32 p.2372 ~ p.2382
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Introduction of the 9-1th Edition of COVID-19 Response Guidelines
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Park Sook-Kyung
Ko beuniel
Kim Sun-Ja
Kim Yeon-Hee
Min Dong-Hoon
Yeom Min-U
Lee Hae-Won
Cho Eun-Hee
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Abstract
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Due to the rapid global spread of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), many countries adopted various strategies and developed interim guidelines to reduce the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), the strain of coronavirus that cause COVID-19. Likewise, Korea revised its guidelines based on trend in patient outbreaks, related policy changes, resource storage status, and scientific evidence. However, SARS-CoV-2 is a new strain of coronavirus that had not been previously identified in humans. Accurate information about the virus was unavailable, and no effective vaccine or treatment, so continuous management and response preparation were necessary.
This article presented the interim set of guidelines for staff at local and state health departments based on what was known about COVID-10. One major revision was the case definition, which was formulated on current available information and revised as new information was gathered. For example, COVID-19’s timeline and spread was traced from the Huanan seafood market to the province of Hubei to mainland China and finally, to nations outside of China.
The guidelines included response systems for COVID-19 control, case definitions, reporting systems for COVID-19 cases, epidemiological investigations, response management for patients under investigation (PUI), and for confirmed and suspected cases, as well as death, laboratory, environmental and resource management. The guideline’s appendix and frequently asked questions(FAQs) provided additional information needed to respond to COVID-19 in the field.
This article recommended that, to defeat COVID-19, countries must make a concerted and determined approach to prepare and, respond.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, response guideline
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