Stay nimble and respond quickly: that’s how South Korea is beating Covid
Cases are rocketing in the country, but deaths are few thanks to consistent mass testing and an 88% vax rate
17 March 2022 - 21:00
South Korea has reached two seemingly contradictory pandemic milestones. It recorded more than 600,000 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, the most of anywhere in the world. At the same time, the country has one of the lowest virus death rates globally...
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