South Korea has proven its success in conquering the novel coronavirus with aggressive testing and contact tracing. South Korean companies have also been supplying testing kits to India. The recent deal between the two countries centering the supply of rapid test kits will assist India in reaching new levels of tackling COVID-19. South Korean officials have successfully executed contact tracing, and those who tested positive were asked to issue a self-declaration about their movements.
These were then verified through cell phone data, credit card details, CCTV and GPS. India will now follow this process of contact tracing. Recently, Indian representative in South Korea has signed an agreement for the supply of 5 lakh rapid test kits from South Korean companies to ICMR. The Indian embassy in South Korea has stated that the acquisition of the consignment will help to scale- up the…
