Table 2.
Names of Government Departments and Bureaus Included in the Study
| Level | Department name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Ministries of the State Council | The State Council, the People's Republic of China | GOV.CN |
| National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China | NHCC | |
| Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China | MCAC | |
| Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention | CCDCP | |
| Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China | MHRSSC | |
| Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China | MTC | |
| Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China | MEC | |
| Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China | MIITC | |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China | MARAC | |
| National Medical Products Administration | NMPA | |
| Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China | MCC | |
| The Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China | MPSC | |
| Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China | MFC | |
| State Administration for Market Regulation | SAMR | |
| Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China | MJC | |
| Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China | MSTC | |
| Departments of Hubei Province Government | The Peoples Government of Hubei Province | GOV.HUBEI |
| Health Commission of Hubei Province | HCHB | |
| Department of Civil Affairs of Hubei Province | DCAHB | |
| Hubei Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention | HBCDCP | |
| Human Resources and Social Security Department of Hubei Province | HRSSDHB | |
| Department of Transportation of Hubei Province | DTHB | |
| Hubei Provincial Department of Education | HBDE | |
| Department of Economy and Information Technology of Hubei Province | DEITHB | |
| Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Hubei Province | DARAHB | |
| Medical Products Administration of Hubei Province | MPAHB | |
| Department of Commerce of Hubei Province | DCHB | |
| Department of Public Security of Hubei Province | DPSHB | |
| Hubei Provincial Department of Finance | HBDF | |
| Department of Market Regulation of Hubei Province | DMRHB | |
| Department of Justice of Hubei Province | DJHB | |
| Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province | STDHB | |
| Bureaus of Wuhan Government | The Government of Wuhan | GOV.WUHAN |
| Wuhan Municipal Health Commission | WHMHC | |
| Wuhan Civil Affairs Bureau | WHCAB | |
| Wuhan Center for Disease Control & Prevention | WHCDCP | |
| Wuhan Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau | WHMHRSSB | |
| Wuhan Transport Bureau | WHTB | |
| Wuhan Education Bureau | WHEB | |
| Wuhan Economy and Information Technology Bureau | WHEITB | |
| Wuhan Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau | WHARAB | |
| Wuhan Commerce Bureau | WHCB | |
| Wuhan Public Security Bureau | WHPSB | |
| Wuhan Finance Bureau | WHFB | |
| Wuhan Market Regulation Bureau | WHMRB | |
| Wuhan Justice Bureau | WHJB | |
| Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau | WUSTB |
Notes. The Center for Disease Control & Prevention is not a department but just a bureau of the Health Commission department at all levels. But because it is very important for epidemic prevention and control, it often appears in the 39 authoritative documents of GOV.CN. Moreover, it has its own information release channels. Hence, we list it separately.