Are overwhelmed health systems an inevitable consequence of covid-19? Experiences from China, Thailand, and New York State

Drawing on international experiences, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and colleagues argue that immediate extensive action to contain local transmission of new infectious diseases protects health systems from being overwhelmed

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Published in:BMJ (Online) Vol. 372; p. n83
Main Authors: Tangcharoensathien, Viroj, Bassett, Mary T, Meng, Qingyue, Mills, Anne
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 22.01.2021
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Series:Covid-19: The Road to Equity and Solidarity
Subjects:
Analysis
Asymptomatic
China - epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration
Communicable Disease Control - statistics & numerical data
Communication
Contact tracing
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - transmission
COVID-19 - virology
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Factories
Health surveillance
Humans
Infectious diseases
Masks
Medical laboratories
New York - epidemiology
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pandemics - statistics & numerical data
Population
Public health
Public spaces
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity
State of emergency
Thailand - epidemiology
Thailand
New York
China
United States > US
ISSN:1756-1833, 0959-8138, 1756-1833
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Summary:Drawing on international experiences, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and colleagues argue that immediate extensive action to contain local transmission of new infectious diseases protects health systems from being overwhelmed
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ISSN:1756-1833
0959-8138
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.n83