Government management capacities and the containment of COVID-19: A repeated cross-sectional study across Chinese cities

Objectives: Better understanding of the dynamics of the COVID-19 (2019-novel coronavirus disease) pandemic to curb its spread is now a global imperative. While travel restrictions and control measures have been shown to limit the spread of the disease spread, the effectiveness of the enforcement of those measures should depend on the strength of the government. Whether, and how, the government plays a role in fighting the disease, however, has not been investigated. Here, we show that government management capacities are critical for the containment of the disease. Setting: We conduct a statistical analysis based on cross-city comparisons within China. China has undergone almost the entire cycle of the anti-coronavirus campaign, which allows us to trace the full dynamics of the outbreak, with homogeneity in standards for statistics recording. Participants: Not available. Primary and secondary outcome measures: Outcome measures include city-specific COVID-19 case incidence and r...研究目标：深入理解新冠疫情（COVID-19，2019新型冠状病毒病）的流行动态以遏制其传播，现已成为全球当务之急。尽管已有研究证实旅行限制与防控措施可抑制疾病传播，但此类措施的执行效力或取决于政府治理强度。然而，政府在抗疫过程中是否发挥作用、以及如何发挥作用，尚未得到系统性探究。本研究证实，政府治理能力对疫情防控至关重要。 研究场景：本研究基于中国国内跨城市对比开展统计分析。中国完整经历了新冠疫情防控的全周期，能够完整追踪疫情的动态演变过程，且统计记录标准具有同质性。 研究对象：无可用数据。 主要与次要结局指标：结局指标涵盖分城市的新冠病例发病率及[原文未完成内容]