Community Responses during Early Phase of COVID-19 Epidemic, Hong Kong.

Community Responses during Early Phase of COVID-19 Epidemic, Hong Kong.

Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Kin On Kwok, Arthur Tang, Yuanyuan Yi, Wan In Wei, Kin Kit Li, Henry Ho Hin Chan

During the early phase of the coronavirus disease epidemic in Hong Kong, 1,715 survey respondents reported high levels of perceived risk, mild anxiety, and adoption of personal-hygiene, travel-avoidance, and social-distancing measures. Widely adopted individual precautionary measures, coupled with early government actions, might slow transmission early in the outbreak.

2020

Hong Kong, Respiratory Infections, Viruses, Zoonoses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, 2019 novel coronavirus disease, Coronavirus disease

DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.200500

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention