Table 1.
Early Preparedness and Response Taken by Administrative Authorities and Health Practitioners to Combat COVID-19 Outbreak
| Date | Health Practitioners | Administrative Authorities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan | Hubei | National | International (WHO) | Wuhan Municipality | Hubei Province | National Council | |
| 30 Dec. 2019 | Reported pneumonia | ||||||
| 31 Dec. | Forwarded reports | Investigation in Wuhan | Were sent reports of a cluster of cases | Investigation of Huanan market and reported cases | |||
| 1 Jan. 2020 | |||||||
| 3 Jan. | Reported no new cases | ||||||
| 5 Jan. | |||||||
| 8 Jan. | Developed new diagnostic kit | ||||||
| 12 Jan. | Were sent reports of the gene sequence | ||||||
| 20 Jan. | Reported daily increased cases | Technical supports and legislative operations | Leader's instruction from the highest level | ||||
| 21 Jan. | Forwarded reports | ||||||
| 22 Jan. | Announcements and a purpose-built hospital | Emergency response level II | Joint containment | ||||
| 23 Jan. | Constituted no PHEIC | to | |||||
| 24 Jan. | Level I for public health | ||||||