South Korea, the tracing of Covid-19 patients

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Temperature measurement in Seoul, South Korea.

(Illustrative photo) REUTERS / Kim Kyung-Hoon

By: Nicolas Rocca Follow

21 min

Among the few countries cited as an example in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, South Korea is a role model.

The spread of the virus was contained and the population was never contained.

Yet South Korea is facing its biggest epidemic recovery since the outbreak of the virus.

With more than 500 daily cases, the health authorities are on the alert and are trying to break the chains of contamination.

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