Comment: Post-pandemic challenges face Korea from health policy standpoint

Visitors taking a selfie at the Hangang Park in Seoul. Just weeks ago South Korea was celebrating its hard-won gains against the coronavirus. – AP

THE ongoing Covid-19 outbreak is causing Koreans to reflect on their way of life. Additionally, foreigners who are interested in the current status of South Korea seek to understand how they are overcoming this situation relatively well, while advanced countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy have been heavily affected by Covid-19.

I can infer the fundamental reason behind the relatively good maintenance of Korea’s quarantine system from the nation’s modern history.