Hubei’s Core Response Policies in the Early Stage of COVID-19

Table 1

Six major prevention and control policies.

No.	Date	Policies	Effect
①	2020.1.22	Establishing the Hubei Province New Coronavirus Infection Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters	The headquarters will coordinate COVID-19 prevention and control in Hubei province.
②	2020.1.23	Locking down Wuhan city	Transregional spread of the COVID-19 epidemic will be contained.
③	2020.1.24	Initiating the first-level (highest level) response to public health emergencies	Hubei province will enter a highly alert state.
④	2020.1.27	Expanding the coverage of the previous comprehensive guarantee policy for diagnosed patients to suspected patients who meet the diagnosis and treatment guidelines of National Health Commission	Patients will not be delayed because of the cost.
⑤	2020.2.5	Launching the first mobile cabin hospital (Jianghan mobile cabin hospital)	The pressure of hospital admission will be greatly relieved in the short term.
⑥	2020.2.12	The counterpart support medical teams in Hubei province (excluding Wuhan) in place	Through “One province Supports One City,” the entire country will support the epidemic prevention and control in Hubei province.