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In late December 2019, an outbreak of the 2019-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) caused a substantial public health crisis in Wuhan, China, and then expeditiously spread all over China [1–3]. As of… Click to show full abstract
In late December 2019, an outbreak of the 2019-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) caused a substantial public health crisis in Wuhan, China, and then expeditiously spread all over China [1–3]. As of March 4, 2020, 80,409 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in mainland China [4]. While in Heilongjiang province, which locates in northeastern China with 38.24 million residents and an area of 473,000 km, all of its 13 cities were affected, making it one of the most serious areas for the outbreak of COVID-19 in China. Up to February 23, 2020, there were 480 confirmed cases of COVID-19; however, no newly diagnosed cases since then. Most of the infected patients were male and there were 13 deaths (2.7%). A series of protocols had been established since the first confirmed case emerged, and we herein summarize our experience from Heilongjiang province in dealing with COVID-19.
Journal Title: Critical Care
Year Published: 2020
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