摘要
Since emerging one year ago,coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)has inflicted tremendous suffering on mankind and has devastated the global economy.China was the first country affected by the pandemic and promptly warned the world about this novel coronavirus on January 24,2020(1).Despite China’s efforts to contain the initial outbreak,COVID-19 continues to rampage around the globe,claiming millions of lives in the process.Nevertheless,China’s success in limiting the damage inflicted by COVID-19 on its people offers lessons for effective epidemic control and response,both with respect to the ongoing pandemic and future outbreaks of known and unknown epidemic threats.
