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How South Korea flattened the coronavirus curve with technology

  • Written by Michael Ahn, Associate Professor and MPA Graduate Program Director, University of Massachusetts Boston
A sense of normalcy is returning to South Korea but the U.S. lacks the testing capacity and contact tracing system the country relies on.AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

As countries around the world consider how best to reopen their countries, it’s worth considering how South Korea has been able to “flatten the curve” and even hold...

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