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2019, has been declared a public
health emergency of international Second, in the use of private
concern by WHO. protective equipment, we should
By March 2, 2020, 80,026 always attempt to distinguish
confirmed cases had been reported different risk factors, adopt different
in China, causing 2009 deaths, and epidemic prevention measures, and
therefore the epidemic had spread to reduce the waste of private
25 countries around the world. protective equipment, as these
On Jan 20, 2020, China declared the resources are already in brief supply.
disease a second-class Although surgical masks are in
communicable disease but has widespread use by the overall
introduced management measures population, there‟s no evidence that
for a first-class these masks prevent the acquisition
communicabledisease (considered of COVID-19, although they could
the foremost dangerous category of slightly reduce the spread from an
infection). Most areas of the country infected patient. High-filtration
have adopted public health first- masks like N95 masks and
level response measures (considered protective clothing (goggles and
the very best level of response). gowns) should be utilized in
Within the face of the rapidly hospitals where health-care workers
spreading disease and an outsized are in direct contact with infected
number of infected people, there‟s patients.
an urgent need for effective infection
prevention and control measures. Third, the practice of blocking
However, several measures that are traffic and lockdown of villages is of
introduced haven't any scientific no value for the prevention and
basis and have proven to be control of COVID-19. Since the
ineffective. outbreak of COVID-19, some
countries have suspended flights to
First, although COVID-19 is spread and from China, and prevented
by the airborne route, air Chinese people from traveling to
disinfection of cities and their countries; both of those actions
communities isn‟t known to be violate WHO International Health
effective for disease control and Regulations. Similarly, in
wishes to be stopped. The community prevention and control
widespread practice of spraying of the disease, the measures taken by
disinfectant and alcohol within the individual villages and communities
sky, on roads, vehicles, and to seal off roads are of no value.
personnel has no value; moreover, Such measures could result in civil
large quantities of alcohol and unrest and reduce compliance with
disinfectant are potentially harmful infection prevention and control
to humans and need to be avoided. advice.
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