Non-pharmaceutical interventions that can manage the outbreak include personal prevention measures, such as hand hygiene, wearing masks and personal quarantine; public social distancing measures such as the closure of schools and religious services; a public effort to encourage acceptance of and participation in such interventions; as well as environmental actions such as surface cleaning. More drastic measures aimed at containing the epidemic were taken in China as soon as its severity became apparent, such as the quarantine of entire cities and a strict ban on travel.
Mikakati isiyo ya kifamasia inayoweza kudhibiti mkurupuko huu ni pamoja na hatua za kuzuia kibinafsi kama vile kuosha mikono, kuvaa barakoa za uso na kujiweka kwenye karantini; hatua za jumuiya zinazolenga kukaa mbali kijamii kama vile shule kufungwa na kukatishwa kwa matukio ya halaiki kukutana hadharani; mahusisho ya jumuiya ili kuhimiza kukubalika na kushiriki katika mikakati kama hiyo; pamoja na hatua za kimazingira kama vile kusafisha maeneo.Hatua kali zaidi zinazolenga kudhibiti mkurupuko zilichukuliwa nchini China pindi tu makali ya mkurupuko yalikuwa wazi, kama vile kuweka jiji nzima katika karantini na kuweka marufuku madhubuti dhidi ya usafiri.