摘要
This article reviews various aspects of COVID-19,including its current status,its side-effects,emergency pro-tective measures and strategies from lifestyle to traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)for fighting against the SARS-CoV-2,and its major variants(Delta and Omicron),with the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic,which include“Carassius auratus lifestyle”for high effective isolation,social and high-tech medical strategies,tradi-tional Chinese herbs“Bark-Flower-Fruit-Grass-Leaf-Nucleolus(seed)-Root(BFFGLNR)”,and the combination of Chinese and western medicine.As a choice,little is known whether the Chinese acupuncture is an effective method for confirming and suspecting COVID-19 patients,which include imported and asymptomatic cases.Def-initely,acupuncture has been proven effective treatment for the recovery of COVID-19 cases.However,further animal experiments and clinical trials are required to confirm its effects and disclose underlying mechanisms.In conclusion,these emergency protective measures and strategies for COVID-19 will help to effectively combat the SARS-CoV-2 and its variants during the pandemic and post-COVID-19 era.