Influence and analysis of ambulance on the containment of COVID-19 in China.

• This paper firstly shares the ambulance situation in China. • Number of Ambulances in China increased greatly, especially for the negative pressure ambulance. • Negative pressure ambulances had positive influence on the contain of COVID-19. • Influence of negative pressure ambulance on containment of COVID-19 is discussed. • This article offers a valuable reference on ambulance now and in the future. New coronavirus (COVID-19) is a newly emerging and highly infectious form of typical pneumonia with a high rate of transmission. The COVID-19 pneumonia has spread to 147 countries and areas as of Mar.16th 2020, which has tremendous impact on the global public health. It is well known that, in China, the pandemic has been contained effectively with a series of emergency measures. It is necessary to share the existing experience of China in the fight against the pandemic to the world. Especially, during the process of prevention and containment of the pandemic, ambulances play an important role in transporting infectious patients. In this paper, focusing on the safety and quantity of negative pressure ambulances, the influence of ambulance on newly confirmed cases is given. Analysis of negative pressure ambulance on the containment of COVID-19 is shown. The potential development of ambulance is discussed. While the pandemic still continues spreading across the world, we hope to share our experience in the implementation of these strategies by China to save more life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]