Epidemiological features after emergency declaration in Hokkaido and report of 15 cases of COVID-19 including 3 cases requiring mechanical ventilation

• Published in: Global Health & Medicine Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 112 - 117
• Main Authors: Takada, Masayuki, Kobayashi, Fumiko, Sakurai, Keisuke, Sageshima, Hisako, Kodate, Akira, Nagasaka, Atsushi, Edagawa, Shunji, Kodama, Fumihiro, Itagaki, Yuki, Bando, Keisuke, Endo, Akio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Center for Global Health and Medicine 30.04.2020
• Subjects: Brief Report; COVID-19; emergency declaration; mechanical ventilation; risk factor; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; mechanical ventilation; risk factor; emergency declaration

The ongoing spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a worldwide crisis. Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan promptly declared a state of emergency following the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases, and the policy became an example to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We herein report 15 cases of COVID-19 i...