›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 279-.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2020.03.001

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Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak

WANG Guang-hai, ZHANG Yun-ting, ZHAO Jin, ZHANG Jun, JIANG Fan   

  1. 1. Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Pediatric Translational Medicine Institute, Shanghai Childrens Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China; 3. MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Childrens Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; 3. Child Health Advocacy Institute, Shanghai Childrens Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
  • Online:2020-03-28 Published:2020-04-09

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Abstract: More than 220 million Chinese children and adolescents are confined to their homes becaof the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Thanks to the strong administrative system in China, the emergency home schooling plan has been rigorously implemented. Although these measures and efforts are highly commendable and necessary, there are reasons to be concerned becaprolonged school closure and home confinement during a disease outbreak might have negative effects on childrens physical and mental health. It is the responsibility and keen interests of all stakeholders, governments to parents, to ensure that the physical and mental impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on children and adolescents are kept minimal.

Key words: corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), home confinement, child, physical and mental health, coping strategy