South Korea seems to have the Coronavirus in the handle. The country reported only a few new infections per day. Already on Wednesday, the contact restrictions were relaxed. The public life is to step way back. In life after the first Corona-shaft, much is still as it was before.

The number of new infections is in South Korea so low, as in hardly any other country. On Tuesday, the center for disease control (KZSK), only three Corona-new infections reported – on Wednesday even only two. In terms of number of inhabitants, South Korea has around 52 million inhabitants, the surprisingly low values. Overall, were reported in the country since the beginning of the Corona-crisis of 11,000 cases.

Until recently, distance were in use in South Korea rules. Numerous large-scale events such as concerts and sports events were canceled. Strict output there was not a lock however. In the process, South Korea was still at the beginning of the pandemic, the after China, the second most of the Virus-affected country in the world. So what is the recipe for success in South Korea is?

South Korea relies on rigorous tracking

In the fight against Corona, South Korea primarily relies on the use of information and communication technology. With your infection is to follow chains of post-processing of motion profiles can be created of infected people, and contact persons warned. imago images/Xinhua , unlike many other countries, South Korea has no curfews introduced.

In addition to increased test capacities of the national health authorities have used already in the early stage of the pandemic tracking Apps. The principle is that Everyone who owns a Smartphone will automatically be alerted via a “emergency note”, if he or she comes in the proximity of a place, in connection with a detected infection case.

In case of doubt, also credit card data needs to be evaluated

The health authorities under the so-called contact Tracing in four stages: investigate, the risk of infection rate, contacts, classify, and control. While the research-based information, such as the places of stay of the patient in a certain period of time, be queried for the period, initially in the conversation.

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More information is needed, and also used medical records, GPS data, credit card transactions, and recordings of surveillance cameras.

On the basis of the data of the contact persons to be put under home quarantine. In the morning and in the evening you have to inform about an App if you have symptoms such as fever or cough. The entry remains, call an official. About the GPS, every movement is controlled.

Measures also apply to the relaxations more

Although the government in South Korea relaxes the Corona-rules, the changes to the rigorous tracking nothing. As the US news channel "NBC" reported, the health authorities continue to mobile data, account activity and images of street cameras to be used in case of Infected as well as their contact persons within minutes and isolate the track. imago images/Xinhua A man sits in a Park in Seoul.

The control is through GPS and other technologies in times of the pandemic in South Korea not without controversy, but it is accepted in the tech-savvy country, largely because on curfews so far has been omitted.

"Each and every one of us takes Verantwortung"

In addition, the country continues even after the abolition of the contract restrictions on controls in public places. Thus, according to the "NBC" about to the amusement parks continue to be thermal scanner used. In shops, the Wearing of a mask is compulsory.

"Each and every one of us assumes responsibility for his own Infektionsprävention", South Korea’s Vice-Minister of health, Kim Kang-Lip urged against the transmitter. And he added that any signs for a return of the Virus would have the consequence that the contact restrictions are re-introduced.

It is clear that South Korea requires of its citizens a lot of discipline. Deputy health Minister Kim spoke to "NBC" the "Development of new social norms and a culture based on the pursuit of social distancing." And so also South Korea in life is not to the Corona, much as it once was.

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