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Throughout China, during the recent epidemic in Hubei province, frontline medical staff have been
responsible for tracing contacts of patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19). This
study aimed to investigate the psychological impact and coping strategies of frontline medical staff
in Hunan province, adjacent to Hubei province, during the COVID‑19 outbreak between January and
March 2020.

Affected by a Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, Since
December 2019, there have been more than 76,000 cases of COVID-19 in China,
causing more than 3,000 medical staff infections. Due to COVID-19 spreads quickly,
is highly contagious, and can be fatal in severe cases, and there are no specific
medicines, it poses a huge threat to the life and health of nurses and has a large impact
on their emotional responses and coping strategies

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation classified COVID-19 as a pandemic.1 Disease outbreaks affect women, girls, men, boys, and persons of all genders differently, to say nothing of the wide variety of at-risk and marginalised groups. The compounding complexities of development and humanitarian contexts can have disproportionate effects on women and girls, as well as those at-risk and vulnerable groups. CARE International identified the need to highlight the gender and intersectional impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

First detected in China’s Hubei Province
in late 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) has spread rapidly, leading the
WHO to declare a global pandemic on 11
March 2020.1 Initial data indicates that older
persons and those with underlying medical
conditions are most likely to suffer serious
complications