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Strategies to Respond to COVID-19 in the Republic of South Korea

20 April 2020
The approach taken by the Republic of Korea to the COVID-19 outbreak has been characterized as “trace, test, and treat” policy. Intensive contact tracing methods have been developed during the MERS outbreak in 2015. Contacts with a COVID-19 case are quarantined and tested for diagnosis. High…

Ten Decisive Scenes in the COVID-19 Response

20 April 2020
Two months after the first COVID-19 confirmed case, the Republic of Korea has been commended for its efforts to contain the outbreak. Although the response was not without flaws, their experience is distinct in several respects: (i) early and speedy response, (ii) transparency, and (iii) public-…

South Korea’s COVID-19 Response from the District Health Authority Perspective

20 April 2020
In the Republic of Korea, the district health authority's responsibility in the overall COVID-19 response are: risk communication, health education, surveillance, coordination of testing, contact tracing, self-quarantine management, and local-level resource allocation. The district health authority…

Universal Health Coverage and Key Health Policy Lessons from COVID-19 Response

20 April 2020
This presentation examines key policy lessons from the Republic of Korea's experience on the COVID-19 response, which it hopes to share to LMICs. Governance plays a key role in the health policy response to a pandemic, including trust, transparency and communication. Health financing…

Guide on Management and Technical on Emergency Treatment and Disposal of Medical Waste Caused by COVID-19 (Trial)

7 April 2020
Technical guidance from the Government of the People's Republic of China on the management and treatment of COVID-19 derived medical waste in medical facilities and local government units.

News item: Coronavirus medical waste burned in cement kiln

6 April 2020
Medical waste from hospitals that are fighting the COVID-19 epidemic in the People's Republic of China's Hubei Province has been burned in cement kilns as part of the efforts to contain the spread of the disease.

Cement kiln to treat medical waste of COVID-19

6 April 2020
The People's Republic of China identified that cement kilns could support the safe disposal of infectious COVID-19 medical waste, and approached the Huaxin Cement company to assist the government in its response.

Code of practice for emergency co-processing of COVID-19 medical waste in cement kiln (Unofficial translation)

6 April 2020
The CBMF and the Ministry of Environment and Ecology provided an early set of guidance on co-processing medical waste in cement kilns.

Videos: Disinfection efforts in the People's Republic of China

6 April 2020
Videos showing local authorities in the People's Republic of China carry out cleaning and sanitization activities to curb the spread of COVID-19. Video 1: Authorities undertaking major sterilization and disinfection activities on main roads, residential communities, and markets in the city of…

Technical Specification on Centralized Disposal of Medical Waste (Trial)

6 April 2020
Technical guidance from the Government of the People's Republic of China on the centralized infectious medical waste management for COVID-19 derived waste in medical facilities and local government units.