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. 2020 Feb 20;9(2):575. doi: 10.3390/jcm9020575

Table 2.

Responsibilities for the different organizations at all (province, city, county, district, township, and street) levels in the outbreak of COVID-19.

Organization at all Levels Health Administration Department Center for Diseases Control Medical Institutions
Objectives To timely find and report the COVID-19 cases, understand the disease characteristics and possible sources of infection, standardize the management of close contacts, and prevent the spread of the epidemic.
Responsibilities Overall guidance of epidemic control, organizing a technical expert group for prevention and control; formulation and improvement of relevant work and technical schemes, and implementation of funds and materials for disease prevention and control; tracking and management of close contacts. Organization, coordination, supervision, and evaluation of the monitoring work; collection, analysis, report, and feedback of the monitoring data; epidemiological investigation; strengthening laboratory testing ability, bio-safety protection awareness, and technical training; carrying out health education and publicity and risk communication to the public. Case detection and report, isolation, diagnosis, and treatment; clinical management and prevention and control of nosocomial infections; sample collection and detection, and training of medical staff in the institution.