id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-000262-4owsb0bg Leung, Gabriel M. Reflections on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and the International Response 2010-10-05 .txt text/plain 4616 244 43 In settings like Hong Kong, with the infrastructure and resources to implement such measures and N Decisions regarding pandemic response during the exigencies of a public health emergency must be judged according to the best evidence available at the time. Reduce and delay community spread somewhat at the earliest stage to allow better preparation for mitigation response [15] Completely prevent entry of infected individuals due to suboptimal sensitivity and asymptomatic (including infected and within incubation period) or subclinical presentation [16] Many countries did not attempt these measures because of logistics, stage of pandemic [22] or other cost-benefit considerations [16] China Hong Kong SAR Japan Personal protective measures (e.g., face masks, hand hygiene, cough etiquette, early self-isolation when ill) Reduce risk of infection to self and close contacts (if self is ill and infected) [27, 28] Have not been evaluated whether they can provide significant populationlevel protection ./cache/cord-000262-4owsb0bg.txt ./txt/cord-000262-4owsb0bg.txt