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  • Test, trace, contain: how South Korea flattened its coronavirus curve

    Justin McCurry

    April 23, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    With one of the lowest mortality rates in the world and a rapidly declining rate of new COVID-19 cases, South Korea has emerged as a world leader in containing the pandemic. Many credit widespread testing and contact tracing, or the tracking of infected people using their own descriptions of their movements as well as GPS phone tracking, surveillance camera records, and credit card transactions. Though it had a distinct advantage as one of the most connected countries in the world, South Korea's model is being replicated widely.

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  • Mass testing, alerts and big fines: the strategies used in Asia to slow coronavirus

    Justin McCurry

    March 11, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    As countries around the world work to slow the spread of coronavirus, several places including Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Macau have reported success from a handful of methods. Mass testing is a common factor throughout each, but financial incentives for self-quarantine, temperature checks at small businesses, and complimentary hand sanitizersr are a few other solutions that have shown promise.

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