Weathering COVID-19 storm: Successful control measures of five Asian countries

Am J Infect Control. 2020 Jul;48(7):851-852. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.04.021. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

¹ College of Health and Human Services, Governors State University, University Park, IL, USA. Electronic address: nlu@govst.edu.
² College of Health and Human Services, Governors State University, University Park, IL, USA.
³ School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁴ School of Health Sciences, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.

Abstract

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COVID-19 control measures taken by 5 Asian countries first hit by coronavirus.
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China took extremely aggressive measures of lockdowns and closing business.
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Singapore took proactive measures of border controls and extensive contact tracing.
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Taiwan-seized border control and strict home quarantine with the use of big data.
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South Korea executed widespread testing and contact tracing.
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Japan promoted measures of social distancing.