Abstract
This study analyzed how Korea’s quarantine policy manages personal information to prevent and control COVID-19. Korea effectively halted the spread of COVID-19 through epidemiological investigations and cell-broadcast systems. In this process, the route of infection is presented without identifying the patient, and the necessary participants are selected only through authentication. We found a correlation between the number of emergency text messages sent by the Ministry of Interior and Safety in 2020 and the number of confirmed cases (R2 = 0.465, p < 0.001). Based on Korea’s case, we propose a new concept for solving the personal information problems that might arise during a pandemic response.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 11270 |
Journal | International journal of environmental research and public health |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 by the authors.
Keywords
- COVID-19
- South Korea
- cell broadcast system
- epidemiological investigation system
- pandemic
- privacy shift
- quarantine policy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pollution
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis