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cord-344572-90gqyn1q	Lee, Whanhee	COVID-19 in South Korea: epidemiological and spatiotemporal patterns of the spread and the role of aggressive diagnostic tests in the early phase	2020-08-04		.txt	text/plain	4442	234	55	This study reports how COVID-19 has spread in South Korea and examines the effects of rapid widespread diagnostic testing on the spread of the disease in the early epidemic phase. In addition, as of 13 April, the case fatality rate of COVID-19 in Korea was 2.1%, suggesting a positive effect of the targeted treatment policy for severe patients and medical resources. Several international media outlets and governments have highlighted the 'aggressive testing' strategy that Korea implemented in the early stage of the epidemic and its consequences, leading to a drastic reduction in the spread and the lower fatality rate of COVID-19. In conclusion, our study describes the epidemiological spread patterns of COVID-19 in Korea and suggests the effectiveness of intervention policies based on aggressive Table 3 Associations between medical indicators and fatality rate with the total cases at region level.	./cache/cord-344572-90gqyn1q.txt	./txt/cord-344572-90gqyn1q.txt