Risk Assessment of Importation and Local Transmission of COVID-19 in South Korea: Statistical Modeling Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite recent achievements in vaccines, antiviral drugs, and medical infrastructure, the emergence of COVID-19 has posed a serious threat to humans worldwide. Most countries are well connected on a global scale, making it nearly impossible to implement perfect and prompt mitigation strategies for infectious disease outbreaks. In particular, due to the explosive growth of international travel, the complex network of human mobility enabled the rapid spread of COVID-19 globally.

Objective

South Korea was one of the earliest countries to be affected by COVID-19. In the absence of vaccines and treatments, South Korea has implemented and maintained stringent interventions, such as large-scale epidemiological investigations, rapid diagnosis, social distancing, and promp

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8171290 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature