Are overwhelmed health systems an inevitable consequence of covid-19? Experiences from China, Thailand, and New York State

Viroj Tangcharoensathien; Mary T Bassett; Qingyue Meng; Anne Mills

doi:10.1136/bmj.n83

Are overwhelmed health systems an inevitable consequence of covid-19? Experiences from China, Thailand, and New York State

BMJ. 2021 Jan 22:372:n83. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n83.

Authors

Viroj Tangcharoensathien¹, Mary T Bassett², Qingyue Meng³, Anne Mills⁴

Affiliations

¹ International Health Policy Program, Amphur Muang, Nonthaburi, Thailand [email protected].
² Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
³ Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China.
⁴ Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

PMID: 33483336
PMCID: PMC8896039
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n83

Abstract

Drawing on international experiences, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and colleagues argue that immediate extensive action to contain local transmission of new infectious diseases protects health systems from being overwhelmed

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / transmission
COVID-19 / virology
China / epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration*
Communicable Disease Control / statistics & numerical data
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Delivery of Health Care / statistics & numerical data
Humans
New York / epidemiology
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pandemics / statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity
Thailand / epidemiology