South Korean researchers train hard to prevent possible outbreak in future | Video

Cheongju, Apr 21 (EFE).- With the Covid-19 crisis still unresolved, South Korean epidemiological researchers, whose role during the pandemic has been unanimously praised, are already training hard to track down the next highly contagious virus to appear.

Despite technological advances, contact tracing continues to require face-to-face work based on exhausting and in-depth interviews with those infected. (Camera: ANDRÉS SÁNCHEZ BRAUN).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE WORKSHOP ON HOW EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TEAMS ARE PREPARED. AT THE KOREA DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AGENCY (KDCA), IN CHEONJU, SOUTH KOREA.

SOUND BITES: LEE SANG-WON, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PLANNING AT THE KOREA DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AGENCY (KDCA) (IN KOREAN).

TRANSLATION:

- After cases with between 30 and 50 contacts, investigating and tracing infections in a large-scale outbreak involving more than 1,000 people was difficult.

- At that time (February-March 2020), Korea had the second-highest number of cases in the world after China. Back then, people were very afraid of COVID-19, and healthcare workers were also quite anxious about dealing with an unknown virus.

- Fortunately, thanks to the thorough preparation of KDCA staff for situations like this, we were able to manage it without too much difficulty in the end.

Metadata

Date: 21/04/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 204 seconds
Reference: 7001257234
Relevance: Normal