How South Korea Put Into Place the World’s Most Aggressive Coronavirus Test Program

South Korea has tested roughly one out of every 200 citizens under an aggressive screening policy credited with checking the country’s coronavirus outbreak

The country has tested roughly one out of every 200 citizens under a screening policy credited with checking the outbreak

As coronavirus spreads across the world, countries are setting up drive-through clinics to make it easier for their citizens to get tested. WSJ’s Andrew Jeong visited a test site in South Korea to see how it works. Photo: Denis Bosnic for the Wall Street JournalReturning home after a workday last week, Kang Min-kyung stared at a jarring notice taped to her front door: “We’d like you to get tested for coronavirus.

A fellow tenant of her downtown Seoul apartment building had tested positive earlier in the day. Her city district’s “Disaster and Safety Headquarters” recommended she get examined within 48 hours and provided the address for a nearby medical facility. Ms. Kang went that night. The free test took 10 minutes.

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