Positive effects of COVID-19 control measures on pneumonia prevention

•Pneumonia can be stopped while fight against the SARS-COV-2 outbreak.•Pneumonia cases (except COVID-19 cases) were dramatically decreased since the control measures were onset.•Other respiratory infection diseases may also to some extent be stopped while fighting against the pandemic of COVID-19. The pandemic of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is becoming a worldwide disaster. According to the WHO, more than 4,248,389 cases were reported...