COVID-19 Pandemic Management: Best Practices and Lessons From China, Japan and South Korea

Geetha Govindasamy,Md Nasrudin Md Akhir,Rohayati Paidi

doi:10.22452/ijeas.vol10no1.6

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https://doi.org/10.22452/ijeas.vol10no1.6

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Abstract

The management of COVID-19 pandemic is a reflection of how prepared states are when faced with a trans-boundary crisis. China, Japan and South Korea chose different strategies in containing the pandemic. All three were significantly successful in containing the pandemic in the initial stages. By using a qualitative approach, this article examines the timeline of events, measures are taken during the crisis to contain the coronavirus and the challenges faced in avoiding the further spread of the virus. The importance of early detection, defined procedures, the use of digital tools and possessing enough protective medical equipment and facilities are discussed at length. Since China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have been more successful in containing the virus compared to advanced economies, this research finds that the management practices of these East Asian countries inform policymakers in the future implementation of an infectious disease response strategy.

Highlights

Pandemics are never easy to deal with as they occur suddenly and at most times have no cure or preventive methods, at least in the initial stage
Since China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have been more successful in containing the virus compared to advanced economies, this research finds that the management practices of these East Asian countries inform policy makers in the future implementation of an infectious disease response strategy
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an epidemic is an illness confined to a “community or region” which exceeds “normal expectancy.”4 In contrast, a pandemic is defined more severely as one that occurs across international boundaries that affects a larger number of people

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INTRODUCTION

Pandemics are never easy to deal with as they occur suddenly and at most times have no cure or preventive methods, at least in the initial stage. Experts usually define health crises as epidemic or pandemic in accordance to the severity of a disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an epidemic is an illness confined to a “community or region” which exceeds “normal expectancy.” In contrast, a pandemic is defined more severely as one that occurs across international boundaries that affects a larger number of people.. Though pandemics are not common but the world has seen several like the 14th century plague, the 1918 influenza outbreak and the 2019 influenza A (H1N1).

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19 Timeline

55 Emerging COVID-19 Success Story

59 Coronavirus

CONCLUSION

63 Coronavirus