South Korea has limited the introduction of the pandemic better than any other country. How have they done that? Have they been able to keep the economy going during the pandemic?

Hyeonjin Song, a Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health doctoral student shares her experiences returning home to Daegu, South Korea, last week. She presents on her personal experiences traveling during the pandemic and discusses the South Korean government's approach to disease spread mitigation. Following her introduction, she shares a video interview with Dr. Kiyoung Lee, Dean of the School of Public Health, Seoul National University, where he describes the South Korean response and current situation.