In Mauritius, TCM doctors from Shanghai, while concerned with the epidemic’s situation back in China, are figuring out a way for the control and prevention of the coronavirus in the locality.

From March 6, sixteen quarantine zones in 16 districts across the city, have been set up at Pudong and Hongqiao international airports, to pick up people arriving from regions hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Due to the epidemic, schools are shut down but online education has taken its place. An online class by a Chinese dough sculpture artist in Shanghai has been opened to children.

In Lee’s building, there are more than 20 foreign residents from countries like Iran, Italy and South Korea. The neighborhood committee recruited a team of volunteer residents, in order to help the expats returning to Shanghai register with the committee and self-isolate.

Family physicians are guardians for each community in the control and prevention of the COVID-19. With their help, early discovery, reporting, quarantine and treatment of suspected and confirmed cases can be realized as early as possible.