Indonesian Archives of Biomedical Research (InABR)
Vol 2 No 1 (2022): Indonesian Archives of Biomedical Research (InABR) 2(1): 2022

The Comparison of COVID-19 Preventive Strategies in Indonesia, Turkey, and China Based on the Number of New COVID-19 Cases in 2020

Nur Rachmawati Maulida (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya Indonesia)
Yasmin Karimah Ikhsan (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga)
Anastasya Annisa Karlina (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga)
Asmahan Farah Adiba (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga)
Alfian Nur Rosyid (Universitas Airlangga Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Jun 2022

Abstract

Background; There is no specific drug for COVID-19 yet, therefore it is important to focus on preventing its spread in the community. COVID-19 prevention strategies in each country are certainly different. This review will compare strategies to prevent COVID-19 in Indonesia, Turkey, and China by the number of COVID-19 new cases. Reviews; The number of new cases in Turkey showed a decline after implementing social distancing policies, calling for activities from home, and implementing policies to limit the mobility of people, especially vulnerable groups. In China, the number of new cases shows a decline and tends to ramp up until there are no new cases for some time with additional preventive measures (different from others) shifting offline consultations and treatment to online. In Indonesia, the prevention strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19 which is almost the same as in other countries, but the number of new positive cases of COVID-19 continues to increase. Conclusion; China and Turkey can be said to have succeeded in preventing the spread of COVID-19 by restricting people's entry and exit policies in an area, working from home, and having a good health system, meanwhile Indonesia's COVID-19 new cases tend to continue to increase because of lack of hygiene awareness. Keywords: COVID-19, Prevention, Indonesia, Turkey, China

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Journal Info

Abbrev

InABR

Publisher

Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

InABR publishes three categories of papers: Original research papers, Case report articles, and Literature review articles on applied or scientific research relevant to biomedical sciences. The scope of this journal covers biomedicine, molecular biology, stem cell, herbal medicine, anti-aging, ...