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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Bibliographic Details
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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