Development and application of a new framework for infectious disease management at the early stage of new epidemics: Taking COVID-19 outbreak in China as an example.

It was recommended that when possible healthcare provisions should upgrade to the highest level of alert for the control of an unknown epidemic in the dark-window period, while countermeasures in the bright-window period could be accordingly adjusted with full exploration and considerations. The framework may provide some insights into how to accelerate the control of future epidemics promptly and effectively.