Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 18, 2020

Wuhan and Hubei COVID-19 mortality analysis reveals the critical role of timely supply of medical resources

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  • This article demonstrates that the measures taken in hospitals in Hubei Province and Wuhan to increase medical resources such as more aided health workers, additional makeshift beds and acute care beds may have played a critical role in reducing mortality rates and improving recovery rates. 
  • This may provide useful guidance to countries grappling with overwhelmed local health care systems.  

Zhang et al. (March 17, 2020). Wuhan and Hubei COVID-19 mortality analysis reveals the critical role of timely supply of medical resources. Pre-print downloaded Mar 18 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.13.20035410