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Category B and C notifiable infectious diseases decreased by 14.84 and 54.98% year-on-year, respectively (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). The top three incidence rates were influenza (87.63 cases\/100,000), hepatitis B (81.36 cases\/100,000) and other infectious diarrhea (76.33 cases\/100,000). Three types of diseases with the largest decline were influenza (\u22122,280,502 cases), hand-foot-mouth disease (\u22121,174,588 cases), and other infectious diarrhea diseases (\u2212275,746 cases). Compared with 2019, respiratory infectious diseases were reported to be in the largest decline in 2020, followed by intestinal infectious diseases, blood-borne and sexually transmitted diseases, natural foci, and insect-borne infectious diseases. The monthly reported incidences of influenza and tuberculosis in 2020 were lower than the average of the previous 5 years.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> In 2020, the incidence of most notifiable infectious diseases in China showed a downward trend, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)such as the wearing of masks, frequent hand-washing, more ventilation, less gathering, etc, played an positive role in the prevention and control of respiratory and intestinal infectious diseases. 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