List of contributors Introduction Section IPandemic governance and coordination1. COVID-19 control strategy and measures in Kawasaki City, Japan Takako Misaki, Tomoya Saito and Nobuhiko OkabeBackground Public health and infectious disease control in Kawasaki City The response to COVID-19 in Kawasaki City The responses to domestic clusters of COVID-19 Developing laboratory diagnosis capacities Vaccines and mass vaccination exercises Responding to the first case of the Omicron variant in Kawasaki City Conclusion: lessons learned from Kawasaki City References 2. COVID-19 pandemic: how Lagos State Government managed the COVID-19 pandemic and the tripod of biosecurity Akin Abayomi and Tunde AjayiBackground Background on Lagos, Nigeria Background on the public health system in Lagos Lagos State's approach to emergency preparedness Governance and policy Coordinating systems Capabilities Resources COVID-19 in Lagos The response to COVID-19 in Lagos The pre-index case response The post-index case response The response to pandemic waves of COVID-19 Lessons learned from Lagos' response to the COVID-19 pandemic Conclusion References 3. COVID-19 in Beirut: epidemiology, response, gaps, and challenges Nada M. Melhem, Farouk F Abou Hassan and Mirna Bou HamdanBackground The socioeconomic status in Lebanon The health care system in Lebanon The COVID-19 response in Beirut The epidemiology of COVID-19 in Beirut COVID-19 vaccination: successes and challenges The emergence and monitoring of variants of concern Conclusion: successes, gaps and challenges, and the way forward References Further Reading 4. Pandemic governance and community mobilization in conflict: a case study of Idlib, Syria Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Munzer Khlalil, Preeti Patel and Gemma BowsherBackground Background on the public health system in Idlib A bottom-up, locally ed health system in Idlib Background on COVID-19 in Idlib Scaling-up health system capacity using limited resources COVID-19 response in Idlib Community engagement and mobilizing local resources SARS-CoV-2 testing and COVID-19 surveillance Resource-limited digital solutions Vaccination Conclusion References Section IITechnology and digital approaches for pandemic response5. Singapore's whole-of-nation strategy for pandemic response and vaccination of the population Wycliffe Wei, Bryan W.K. Chow, Marc Ho and Vernon LeeBackground Background on Singapore Background on the public health system in Singapore Pandemic response system Whole-of-government crisis response system Legal public health preparedness Surveillance and testing for COVID-19 Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 testing modalities and their adoption Testing of target populations Testing of symptomatic persons Testing of asymptomatic persons: rostered routine testing and expanding PCR testing capacity Testing of asymptomatic persons: extended testing with antigen rapid tests and wastewater surveillance Isolation and medical management of SARS-CoV-2 infections Singapore's approach to isolation The medical response to COVID-19 Contact tracing and quarantine Vaccination Promoting vaccine uptake Social measures Conclusion References 6. Future-proofing: Quezon City's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as investments against the next epidemic Noel Bernardo, Jaifred Christian Lopez, Esperanza Anita E. Arias and Misha ColemanBackground Background on Quezon City, Philippines Background on the public health system in Quezon City, Philippines The response to COVID-19 in Quezon City, Philippines Pillar 1: prevention Pillar 2: detection Pillar 3: isolation Pillar 4: treatment Pillar 5: reintegration Pillar 6: vaccination Utilizing COVID-19 investments to build a stronger urban health system in Quezon City, Philippines Digital solutions and big data management for health Strengthening of surveillance systems Quezon City Health Education and Promotion Unit Conclusion References Section IIIWorkforce and surge capacity 7.
