FILE PHOTO: Nam Ha-jong, a public health doctor serving a 36-month duty after medical school as part of the country's conscription instead of regular military service, works at a coronavirus testing clinic in Okcheon, South Korea, October 18, 2020. REUTERS/Ju-min Park
OKCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - As the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping through South Korea late in February, doctor Nam Ha-jong received an order to report overnight to Daegu, a city that was to become the epicentre of infections.
With little formal training in treating virus victims and just two hours of instruction in the use of personal protective gear, the 30-year-old was sent to track down likely patients.
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