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

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.200500
• Publication Date: 2020-04-16T15:49:59Z
• Authors: Kin On Kwok; Kin Kit Li; Henry Ho Hin Chan; Yuan Yuan Yi; Arthur Tang; Wan In Wei; Samuel Yeung Shan...
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Betacoronavirus; Pandemic; Coronavirus Infections

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