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URL:

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-exemplar-south-korea

How open data is used:

Health professionals monitor the center, and patients regularly report symptoms via smartphone apps or over the phone. These facilities are equipped with pulse oximeter, X-ray machine and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2.

Quick facts:

  • Company: Exemplars in Global Health (EGH)
  • Sector: Health
  • Product/Service: Report
  • Tag:
  • Origin: Korea 　

Descriptions:

This article discusses COVID-19 and South Korea's response to COVID-19.

Benefits:

Korean medical treatment can quickly adapt to the changes brought about by COVID-19 without sacrificing the care of non-COVID-19 patients.