Construction and Operation of COVID-19 Isolation Sites in Primary Healthcare Institutions：a Case Study of Wuhan

doi:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2021.00.171

Abstract

Abstract: In Wuhan，various types of COVID-19 isolation sites played an important role in the implementation of different types of actions using a tiered approach to effectively contain the pandemic，during the period in which there was a social panic caused by the COVID-19 outbreak，and a run on and overdrawing of medical resources，and the first batch of mobile cabin hospitals and designated hospitals for COVID-19 patients were under construction. These isolation sites delivered essential healthcare services，especially Chinese medicine therapies，to patients suffering from COVID-19（and underlying diseases） as first-contact health services，greatly alleviating the patients' fear of failing to access to treatment，effectively stopping the spread of household and community COVID-19 transmissions，and alleviating the level of COVID-19 panic in the community. Wuhan's experience suggests that under limited conditions，efforts should be taken to divide the isolation site into three relatively separate zones: clean，buffer and contaminated. And classified management is recommended for isolated patients suffering from tuberculosis，AIDS and other infectious diseases.

Key words: COVID-19, Isolation sites, Construction, Operation, Wuhan

摘要： 在武汉市社会恐慌、医疗资源被严重挤兑、透支，而方舱医院、定点医院建设未完成的情况下，各种类别的隔离点发挥了重要作用，有效落实了分级分类防控的策略。通过隔离点的基本医疗卫生服务特别是中医药服务，使患者肺炎（也包括基础疾病）得到初步的诊疗，大大缓解了患者得不到救治的恐慌，同时也有效地阻断了病毒对家人的传播，缓解社区的恐慌。武汉市隔离点管理经验显示，在条件有限情况下，隔离点设置过程中要采取措施相对区分出清洁区、缓冲区和污染区等区域；针对少数患有结核病、艾滋病等其他传染性疾病的隔离对象，要分类管理。

关键词: 新型冠状病毒肺炎, 隔离点, 建设, 运行, 武汉

ZHENG Yanling,YIN Delu,ZHOU Hejun, et al. Construction and Operation of COVID-19 Isolation Sites in Primary Healthcare Institutions：a Case Study of Wuhan　[J]. Chinese General Practice, 2021, 24(10): 1179-1182. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2021.00.171.
郑艳玲,尹德卢,周何军等. 新型冠状病毒肺炎患者隔离点建设与运行：武汉市基层实践[J]. 中国全科医学, 2021, 24(10): 1179-1182. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2021.00.171.

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