S. Korea pursues transparent COVID-19 response with another foreign press briefing
- 4 years ago
코로나19 정부 합동 외신 브리핑
Nearly 6 months have passed since South Korea saw its very first case of COVID-19.
To explain how the country handled the outbreak, the government held another briefing for the foreign press.
The authorities stressed... that advanced technology to test and track patients and quarantine measures for new arrivals helped manage the situation.
Our Kim Sung-min has the highlights.
South Korea's briefing for foreign press on Friday focused on two aspects: updates on the country's 6-month long journey in battling COVID-19...and the countermeasures taken throughout that process.
While the country encountered two major cluster infections linked to a specific religious group and popular nightlife area, the government succeeded in quickly flattening the curve.
Now, the country's daily confirmed cases has stayed below one-hundred..,most of which have been imported cases.
"...domestic cases seem to be in gradual decline and under control. At the KCDC Headquarters, we believe this to be a result of the hard work and organic collaboration between the public, the healthcare professionals, and the government."
As part of a strategy to flatten the curve, epidemiological investigation using Korea's advanced information and communications technology played a huge role..., along with enforcing strict social distancing measures.
While being able to track the path of an infected person in just an hour, the government says that people's privacy was also a top priority.
In terms of imported cases, Korea has taken various measures like the Special Entry Procedure for incoming international travelers.
Also, in order to effectively contain imported cases, the country imposed travel restrictions in four stages by looking at COVID-19 infection trends of other countries.
Thanks to these measures, many cases are being detected at quarantine checkpoints while asymptomatic patients go through a two-week quarantine period.
In terms of vaccine development, KCDC vice head Kwon Jun-wook put safety and effectiveness as the top priorities.
He also added that the country is concentrating its efforts into the development of a vaccine by supporting various related research.
Kim Sung-min, Arirang News
Nearly 6 months have passed since South Korea saw its very first case of COVID-19.
To explain how the country handled the outbreak, the government held another briefing for the foreign press.
The authorities stressed... that advanced technology to test and track patients and quarantine measures for new arrivals helped manage the situation.
Our Kim Sung-min has the highlights.
South Korea's briefing for foreign press on Friday focused on two aspects: updates on the country's 6-month long journey in battling COVID-19...and the countermeasures taken throughout that process.
While the country encountered two major cluster infections linked to a specific religious group and popular nightlife area, the government succeeded in quickly flattening the curve.
Now, the country's daily confirmed cases has stayed below one-hundred..,most of which have been imported cases.
"...domestic cases seem to be in gradual decline and under control. At the KCDC Headquarters, we believe this to be a result of the hard work and organic collaboration between the public, the healthcare professionals, and the government."
As part of a strategy to flatten the curve, epidemiological investigation using Korea's advanced information and communications technology played a huge role..., along with enforcing strict social distancing measures.
While being able to track the path of an infected person in just an hour, the government says that people's privacy was also a top priority.
In terms of imported cases, Korea has taken various measures like the Special Entry Procedure for incoming international travelers.
Also, in order to effectively contain imported cases, the country imposed travel restrictions in four stages by looking at COVID-19 infection trends of other countries.
Thanks to these measures, many cases are being detected at quarantine checkpoints while asymptomatic patients go through a two-week quarantine period.
In terms of vaccine development, KCDC vice head Kwon Jun-wook put safety and effectiveness as the top priorities.
He also added that the country is concentrating its efforts into the development of a vaccine by supporting various related research.
Kim Sung-min, Arirang News