Pandemic lessons from Hong Kong

Zhaohui Su; Ruijie Zhang; Kudiza Abdulswabul; Francis Mungai Kaburu; Chaojun Tong; Yifan Liu; Jianlin Jiang; Xin Yu; Qiang Kuang; Ruru Chen; Dean McDonnell; Barry L. Bentley; Ali Cheshmehzangi; Sabina Šegalo; Jing Bao Nie; Claudimar Pereira da Veiga; Yu Tao Xiang

doi:10.1186/s12982-024-00305-8

Pandemic lessons from Hong Kong

Zhaohui Su, Ruijie Zhang, Kudiza Abdulswabul, Francis Mungai Kaburu, Chaojun Tong, Yifan Liu, Jianlin Jiang, Xin Yu, Qiang Kuang, Ruru Chen, Dean McDonnell, Barry L. Bentley, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Sabina Šegalo, Jing Bao Nie, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Yu Tao Xiang

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Abstract

COVID-19 offers many valuable lessons, many of which could be found in unique societies like Hong Kong. The metropolis is special for its drastically varying—good and bad—COVID-19 performances. Hong Kong was widely considered a pandemic control and containment success for maintaining a remarkably low number of COVID-19 infections and deaths, until it was not. In March 2022, for instance, Hong Kong had the world’s highest COVID-19 infection rates. As Hong Kong shares many similarities with other metropolises around the world, it is important to learn the hard-earned lessons from its failure to control infections. Drawing insights from the literature and our own research, this analysis aims to identify key lessons societies could gain from Hong Kong’s COVID-19 responses to ensure better preparation for future pandemics.

Original language	English
Article number	184
Journal	Discover public health
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00305-8
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

Keywords

Disaster preparedness
Health policy
Public health
Zero-COVID policy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology

UN SDGs

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