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Effective Control of COVID-19 in South Korea: Cross-Sectional Study of Epidemiological Data

Authors
 Gwang Hun Jeong  ;  Hyo Jeong Lee  ;  Jinhee Lee  ;  Jun Young Lee  ;  Keum Hwa Lee  ;  Young Joo Han  ;  Sojung Yoon  ;  Seohyun Ryu  ;  Da Kyung Kim  ;  Myung Bae Park  ;  Jae Won Yang  ;  Maria Effenberger  ;  Michael Eisenhut  ;  Sung Hwi Hong  ;  Andreas Kronbichler  ;  Ramy Abou Ghayda  ;  Jae Il Shin 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, Vol.22(12) : e22103, 2020-12 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
ISSN
 1439-4456 
Issue Date
2020-12
MeSH
COVID-19 / therapy* ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Disease Outbreaks ; Epidemiologic Methods ; Humans ; Pandemics / statistics & numerical data* ; Republic of Korea / epidemiology ; SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity*
Keywords
COVID-19 ; Korea ; epidemiological characteristics ; strategies
Abstract
Background: South Korea is one of the few countries that has succeeded in flattening the curve of new COVID-19 cases and avoiding a second outbreak by implementing multiple strategies, ranging from an individual level to the population level.

Objective: We aim to discuss the unique strategies and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in South Korea and present a summary of policies implemented by the Korean government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study of epidemiological data published by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on October 1, 2020. We analyzed detailed epidemiological information of COVID-19 cases, including the number of confirmed cases and resulting deaths.

Results: As of October 1, 2020, a total of 23,889 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 415 deaths were reported in South Korea. In this paper, we present data on the epidemiological characteristics and transmission of the disease and discuss how the South Korean government, health care providers, and society responded to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Conclusions: Understanding the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in South Korea and the government's successful efforts in managing the spread of the disease can provide important insights to other countries dealing with the ongoing pandemic.
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DOI
10.2196/22103
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pediatrics (소아과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Shin, Jae Il(신재일) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-1820
Lee, Keum Hwa(이금화) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-9587
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/181405
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