COVID-19: How Rapid Diagnostic Development Helped South Korea ‘Flatten The Curve’

A new US FDA report found that South Korea's diagnostic development strategy, as well as contract tracing, helped the country limit the spread of COVID-19.

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South Korea’s ability to quickly manufacture and distribute diagnostics has been an important factor in controlling the spread of COVID-19 within the country, the US Food and Drug Administration says in a new report.

The 25 May document explains that the agency began looking into the South Korean approach in April 2020 after “numerous sources around the world declared South Korea’s response strategy...

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