The COVID-19 epidemic in China / Lawrence Lau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Yanyan Xiong, Zhejiang University, China.
By: Lau, Lawrence J [author.].
Contributor(s): Xiong, Yanyan [author.].
Publisher: New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2021Description: 214 p.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789811222504; 9789811224195.Subject(s): COVID-19 (Disease) -- China | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects -- ChinaGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "This book contains an in-depth quantitative analysis of the development of the COVID-19 epidemic in China from its very beginning in December 2019 to early April 2020 when it was brought under control. It begins with adjustments of the official cumulative data on newly confirmed cases and deaths, removing any inconsistencies and smoothing the surges not attributable directly to the COVID-19 virus itself. It discusses the measures undertaken by the Chinese Government to control the epidemic. It examines the extent of the infection, the case mortality, and the costs to the Chinese economy in both Hubei, the province in which the first confirmed case was discovered, and the rest of the Mainland outside of Hubei. There is also an international comparison of the Chinese experience with those of other countries"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA644.C67 L38 2021 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000016941 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book contains an in-depth quantitative analysis of the development of the COVID-19 epidemic in China from its very beginning in December 2019 to early April 2020 when it was brought under control. It begins with adjustments of the official cumulative data on newly confirmed cases and deaths, removing any inconsistencies and smoothing the surges not attributable directly to the COVID-19 virus itself. It discusses the measures undertaken by the Chinese Government to control the epidemic. It examines the extent of the infection, the case mortality, and the costs to the Chinese economy in both Hubei, the province in which the first confirmed case was discovered, and the rest of the Mainland outside of Hubei. There is also an international comparison of the Chinese experience with those of other countries"--