J Korean Med Sci.  2020 Jul;35(28):e264. 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e264.

Stepwise Strategy of Social Distancing in Korea

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  • 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea


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  • Fig. 1 Daily level of personal movements based on mobile big data (No. of movements), January 2, 2020 to March 29, 2020 (from regular briefing of Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters on COVID-19, April 4, 2020).COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.

  • Fig. 2 Daily number of rides in major stations of Seoul Subway Line 2, November 2019 to March 2020, weekdays (from regular briefing of Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters on coronavirus disease 2019, April 4, 2020).

  • Fig. 3 Daily cases based on transmission routes, changes in the route of infection after social distancing (from regular briefing of Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters on coronavirus disease 2019, April 4, 2020).

  • Fig. 4 The effect of strengthening SD (from Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of May 6, 2020).SD = social distancing.


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