Though there were only four known cases in South Korea at that point, “we were very nervous. The city, which now accounts for about three-quarters of total infections in South Korea, has seen new cases sharply drop. “Why don’t we have drive-through testing like South Korea?” Ruiz asked leaders of the president’s coronavirus task force. Despite the new moves, Ruiz said he fears America is still weeks away from approaching what South Korea has accomplished. Chad Terhune reported from Los Angeles; Dan Levine and Jane Lee reported from San Francisco and Hyunjoo Jin from South Korea.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2020 22:18 UTC