How Is COVID-19 Affecting South Korea? What Is Our Current Strategy?

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 is expanding globally. South Korea is one of the countries most affected by COVID-19 from the very early stages of this pandemic. Explosive outbreaks occurred across South Korea in the first two months, and efforts to...

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Published in:Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2020-10, Vol.14 (5), p.684-686
Main Author: Her, Minyoung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Asymptomatic
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - complications
COVID-19 - psychology
Delivery of Health Care - methods
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Global positioning systems
GPS
Hospitals
Humans
Information technology
Masks
Mass Screening - methods
Mass Screening - psychology
Mass Screening - standards
Medical supplies
Mortality
Outbreaks
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Patients
Personal protective equipment
Pneumonia
Public health
Quarantine
Quarantine - psychology
Quarantine - standards
Questionnaires
Religion
Report from the Field
Republic of Korea
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Special Section: COVID-19
Sports facilities
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Summary:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 is expanding globally. South Korea is one of the countries most affected by COVID-19 from the very early stages of this pandemic. Explosive outbreaks occurred across South Korea in the first two months, and efforts to control this new virus have involved everyone across the country. To curb the transmission of the virus, health-care professionals, committees, and governments have combined many approaches, such as extensive COVID-19 screening, effective patient triage, the transparent provision of information, and the use of information technology. This experience could provide some valuable ideas and lessons to others who are fighting against COVID-19.
ISSN:1935-7893
1938-744X
DOI:10.1017/dmp.2020.69