Jennifer Mendoza
Research expert covering health, pharma and medtech
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea - statistics & facts
Initially South Korea succeeded in flattening the curve of COVID-19 infection growth relatively quickly by conducting extensive tests immediately in the early stages of the outbreak. In particular, progress in rapid testing, such as the drive-through test method and the transparent disclosure of information by the government, led to the Korean coronavirus response method becoming a model of good practice around the world. Additionally, citizens were actively responding to the virus on their own by practicing voluntary self-isolation, social distancing, and by wearing a mask. With the spread of the more infectious delta and omicron variants cases have been on the rise again.
