Description of COVID‐19 cases along with the measures taken on prevention and control in Zhejiang, China

Abstract

Background

Under the outbreak of COVID‐19, it was urgent to analyze the cases from clinical features and epidemiological factors, as well as understand the effectiveness of measures taken on disease prevent and control.

Methods

A retrospective study was applied for descriptive analysis on clinical features and epidemiological factors of confirmed cases in four cities of Zhejiang. Onset‐admission interval was calculated and plotted as well. The provincial measures regarding to the response of COVID‐19 were summed up and sorted out.

Results

The distribution and sex and age were under normality distribution, and age of 20 to 80 were all in a risk of developing the disease. Clinical features of fever and cough were found mostly happen on patients. More than half of the patients had image changed on chest from reported data. The factor of closely contacted with confirmed cases was the most cause to the disease. The median onset‐admission interval was 6 days in Zhejiang province. As of the efficient health system, COVID‐19 had been successfully prevented and controlled.in Zhejiang.

Conclusion

Males and females were all vulnerable to COVID‐19. Preventing contact with confirmed cases could largely avoid the disease happen. Government should take emergent and effective measures on prevent and treatment of the pandemic disease.