‘We Acted Like An Army’: How South Korea Mobilized Its Health Experts To Put Easy, Comprehensive Testing In Place

South Korea and the United States identified their first coronavirus patient on the same days. Weeks later, South Korea has managed to easily and quickly test hundreds of thousands of its citizens, giving it the ability to isolate positive cases. The United States is still floundering. Meanwhile, when asked why rich celebrities seem to have quick access to tests that normal Americans are still being denied, President Donald Trump shrugged off the concern. “Perhaps that’s been the story of life,” he said.

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/2IXUUBt