This is a city in south korea just north of the countrys capital seoul. Is on his way to an appointment. With her youre here for a test and there yes this is for you to read it. And these are to wiped out anything in the car youve touched with your hands on it. This drive through testing size has been set up on a parking lot people are processed here without having to leave their cars. Although the 1st step is to fill out a questionnaire. When the internet i have a list any travelling ive done recently on the symptoms that i have to agree on one through your have you been to china or if youre upset or any other country affected by that had to make in the past 2 weeks and he called. Thanks sore throat chills shortness of breath or other respiratory issues no more than usual. Him being sued felt a little feverish this morning so he decided to get himself tested. At the next stop is temperatures taken. It says 37. 5 mel the other side. Is the 7. 5 kind of high and just slightly elevated this side is 37. 2 you. Please proceed to the next station. Thank you. Awful straight ahead or. At the 3rd stop the doctor is waiting he too is dressed in protective gear. And the. Temperature is a little of a tit on and. So wed like to get a swab sample. Thats done at yes another station. This may feel a little uncomfortable. Just to warn you it goes into the mind. And now you know what wrote i say. Thats all thank you all you will get the results within 2 days it usually takes just one do not leave your home until you hear from us if you live with others isolate yourself as much as possible without home for the result you will be notified by text message ok im down. Here. Or. Going to get sick while it is expected to swap to be so deep. Kim kyong sue is just one of hundreds of thousands of koreans who have been tested while in a car anyone can get tested and its free to those with even the slightest sometimes otherwise it costs the equivalent of 150 euros. The south korean government views mass testing as key to controlling the spread of the covert virus that allows the country to isolate and treat infected persons early on. This policy which differs from those in most western countries has enabled south korea to largely contain the virus. China where the new virus 1st appeared in december 2019 also seems to be making strides its used every means possible to stem the disease and who both province and in the rest of the country unprecedented controls were imposed on the people even by Chinese Standards in the meantime the number of new cases has dropped significantly on taiwan which china considers a renegade province the virus was successfully staved off before it could have a big impact millions of masks were produced at short notice like in south korea taiwan has demonstrated that even in a democracy it is possible to impede the spread of infection. Initially japan dealt with the pandemic quite differently. It chose not to impose any restrictions or quarantine measures. This report takes a closer look at how 4 Different Countries in asia are handling the current pandemic. Jim Young Solutions as herself korea is relying on the latest technology to help keep the batteries from spreading. In japan constant asimo observes how the populations Natural Inclination toward social distancing due to politeness may be working in its favor in their using zipper still on a basic and his family spent 2 months and self isolation with chinas drastic measures appearing to have paid off he was able to leave the confines of his apartment and anti one lucy about was launched discovered how the country relies on the united effort of its people. In times of crises like this. After the initial outbreak in china asian tourists were regarded with suspicion in much of europe now its the other way round china has closed its borders to europeans having been the starting point of the epidemic asia and i now offer the solution. We begin our investigation in china where the epidemic 1st began in december 29th. Sebastiaan it is a french journalist has been living in beijing for 10 years. Its been mandatory to wear a mask in public for the past 2 months. And now the gloves. Until recently it was only possible to get out once or twice a week its like suiting up for combat. To do. Lets go but. The guy says. There is your stuff normally we would leave the housing complex this way this cage is just 50 metres from the door but its closed off. Miles. Because you just its easy difficult to pass parcels over the barrier. Is going on because you know you know its you dont know you dont know how to walk all the way across the housing complex. Constantly under surveillance. There are cameras everywhere. Its best not to circumvent the checkpoints or guard posts. Otherwise youll be reported. Residents must have permission to leave their homes local communist Party Committees have set up guard posts at all the Housing Estates theyre manned 24 hours a day. Here in front of the housing complex they have put up shelving for all the deliveries. Every package has to be picked up here. But they are really high larp. And was fairly well known on the Livery Service is a really popular in china. And even more so now because most stores are closed. Taiwan is about 150 kilometers off the coast of china. This island state of 24000000 inhabitants has done a good job of protecting itself from the epidemic since the communist takeover of Mainland China in 1949 taiwan has sought to operate independently of its big brother which is both the islands biggest enemy and its largest trading partner. 1000000 taiwanese work in Mainland China. Lucy burgers on a french journalist move to the capital taipei a few months ago with the help of her time in these roommates shes learning a lot about the country and its customs and claire on the social media there is a dog that give you advice ok you tell me more about it yes so this shiva dog is a very lovely character thats been put up by the ministry of health and welfare to let the public know what we should do so this is on social media and it tells us for example how we must wash our hands as often as possible. This shiba inu called son jai is the spokes dog for the Taiwanese Ministry of health the government is using a range of digital mascots to tell the public how to manage. Good hygiene the Campaign Began in early december no other country reacted as swiftly at that point beijing was still trying hard to play down the situation. It was also in december that taiwan began imposing quarantine on people arriving from the epicenter of the epidemic a few weeks later it closed its borders completely to over sitters from china at the same time the country started mass producing protective masks making them available to every citizen. They have how long have you been waiting in this q. Happen hour as long as you have your idea you can buy masks at a party once a week you need your id. Oh yes and if you bring their id you can also buy masks for other people who are unable to do it themselves. You agree masks are weak for adult and 5 per child. This is tim is fair affordable masks available to everyone and the drug stores arent allowed to raise the price. In order to ensure masks are available to the whole population the government mobilized the entire industrial sector this was permitted to film in one of the largest factories. Ringback what we do off of. This is over here at one of the cleanest factories in taiwan. She 1st has to pass through several air locks. The air in the factory is checked for bacteria several times a day since the end of 2019 these production lines have been operating at full capacity you have a close shave for you both of you is that a must and every day we have a 700 holden here if you. Must it will be. Full of dogs. To ensure production runs smoothly the time of these government supplies factories with of all materials soldiers have also been trained as backup manpower that enables taiwan to produce 10000000 masks a day for its population of 24000000. But the companies are under a lot of pressure a Police Officer might stop by at any moment i dont know where nobody wanted out the. Thought that the police they were checked and yeah. They directed doesnt appear shocked by this very strict supervision help us a lot its a century or so journalists and shooters police to go up to the government couple so help to specify terri can you know but do it in a mask very comfortable. While other countries will still to zing to ignore the coronavirus taiwan was already planning ahead. In the meantime its now producing masks for export theres no shortage of them in taiwan. Its just an hours flight from taiwan to solve south korea. Kim jong soon lives in an apartment in a suburb of the capital 24 hours have passed since he was tested folk over at 19 and hes still waiting to hear the result. Of divisiveness all funky checking my phone i should have received the message by now with the rules and there it is the test was negative so i have to admit im relieved now i can go back to work. Where company inc imbuing suit is city hall to learn more about how the mass screenings are organized. But there are still a few extra steps to take before we can really enter the building. Look theres a disinfection both. Once inside the procedure continues temperature control. Anyone measuring more than 37. 00 is taken aside. From the cause of that in this case well have to take her to a Testing Center to find out whether or not shes infected. The buildings interior is constantly being disinfected that it allows the minister bill services to function without interruption going on is mayor was the 1st to set up a Testing Center for citizens. Just as everywhere else here in south korea there are areas with higher and lower numbers of infection but because we test everybody those who test positive arise related untreated quickly and thats why weve had fewer deaths we chose not to impose restrictions on movement and that i was the greatest challenge. So as not to leave anything to chance streets public transport and open spaces are continuously disinfected. Bottles of hand sanitizer. As there have also been placed countless intersections. Just a 1000 kilometers away in japan its a very different story no drastic measures were taken to prevent the spread of the virus. Constantines in moore and his family came to tokyo 2 years ago. Yet in one hour of homework and then you can watch a video ok. Ill give you a tour of the apartment it will give us things are a little complicated at the moment because the kids have been here at home for a month everything happened here quite a while before it hit europe on the 7th of april a state of emergency was declared in tokyo and since other prefect is citizens were requested to work from home and avoid going out until that point only schools have been closed my eyes why arent you at school because of work. For a long while japanese authorities took a lax approach saying that the rate of infection in japan was slow but the virus has since spread all over the country that was up well its just and here in japan is that theres no sense of panic or worry. Theres a kind of japanese composure thats almost trouble at times. Theres not much testing its not clear why the government isnt doing more testing the game that makes you wonder whether the buyer is really isnt spreading or if the government is hiding something. We didnt want to say the Olympic Games because thats what i thought at 1st is that you know we know that the games have been postponed. Because you could even saw the mysterious. It is you would feel guilty. What i. Understand up with. That i decided not to mass test its population. The mood here is relaxed except when it comes to toilet paper. We. Are the only school one of the biggest problem so far has been the supply of toilet paper that there isnt much available in japan and we didnt plan ahead. As you can see we havent got much in reserve. When we run out well have to rely on japanese technology. Will have to figure out which one of these buttons turns on the water jet ill do that later when im alone. Japan has plenty of experience when it comes to handling crisis situations like fukushima and 2011 perhaps thats one reason why many japanese have been taking the coronavirus in this stride until the end of march the streets of tokyo with just as busy as ever. Sure we are at tokyos famous ship we are crossing and honestly its just like it always is. Constant tells him oh it is a regular at ruby ridge bar in this particular district while he and others dons the nicer way in early april most of europe was in government imposed lockdown. I see a lot of people wearing face masks but i cant be bothered i dont think its necessary. Here people are more worried about getting the flu than the corona virus that only infects old people. And. Whats behind this seemingly back of concern this young woman thinks its her generations duty to carry on. As usual. Thats right there wont be a vaccine for another 6 months to a year where young people have to go out to keep the economy going. We all experienced what it was like after the earthquake in fukushima on march 27th it was really really depressing thats why i want to go out now. But shortly after these scenes were recorded through the room decided to close at least temporarily in no surprising infections turku is now encouraging social distancing measures like those practiced in europe or china where they have a demick 1st began. With back in beijing china where officials wearing red suits all ambanis are posted on every corner and you cant go one block without being stopped. By car or more songs were exchanged in around 160000 people are members of neighborhood committees in beijing. The son. Passed one for every 30 to 40 citizens. Would all be jocular but mr molder. They know the neighborhood you cant call them before. What it was sort of positives about. This param no more than an article is a list of follow the rules. To the books read just yes. Those who can expect to be prosecuted. Right in front of them or. These residential committees are mainly staffed by members of the Ruling Communist Party in normal times its their task to maintain political control of the population but now theyre helping with epidemic control efforts if you dont live in the neighborhood you arent allowed 3. Hours but. The 1st day on the basic was given permission to visit a Shopping Center before he enters he must give his name address and phone number if anyone on the list tests positive for corona the others who are here the same time can be informed no problem ok. In. The exhibit at least they still let us into these small streets full of cafes and bars if no ones allowed to come here they all go bankrupt so. That theres more to it than that even if the shop is open it doesnt mean that youre welcome to enter at this has along you 1st have to register by your smartphone my phone will indicate whether or not i can go in. If they have my number they can see that i havent traveled anywhere in the past 2 weeks and that i dont pose a risk. This is this is this is which the system as you can see it is really a practical system imo shops in beijing are using it because there is data system lets the hairstylist know if a customer is ill or even if they have had contact with someone else who has the virus if so he is free to refuse service 1st so if you were called clearly johnson effective way of controlling people almost where they get the information i dont know. Your thought is just need your phone number in order to tell where youve been. It may be useful for combating the epidemic but it could obviously be used in other situations too. Generated does a good job of tracking peoples movements as if you just do it who can call it the glass. At the entrance to most buildings peoples temperatures are taken as transit all in white all. Of which are just off sometimes the rest of the nuff. On the way. This sophisticated Surveillance System combines temperature readings with face recognition even when a mask is worn people can then be located via mobile tracking. Those who are ill have no chance of avoiding quarantine every shop and all public spaces are connected to the system. But actually are sort of near one who dreams and this is one fuji in st also known as beijings seans elisa revenue. Is a fairly heavily guarded at the moment. Guard on Police Vehicles roughly every 100 meters. Around who sign informs people of the precautions they must take when they go to work what they are mask wash my hands and then theres an image of a foreigner behind bars it seems i failed to tell the truth. He brought the virus back with him and didnt spend time on quarantine the foreigner belongs in jail. China has been blamed for the spread of the virus by trying to dissimulate the origin of the propagation it hasnt turned stoke to mistrust of foreignness who have for the regime become the principal menace of the epidemic if you will on the one thing are certain very few people are flying anywhere at the moment. Theres the express train to beijing is have got to go forward as more than International Air travel has been suspended. Except for flights operated by the chinese airline. These are very strictly controlled on. This train for. Foreigners are no longer allowed to enter china with the exception of diplomats otherwise the borders are completely closed and chinese citizens returning home from abroad are forced into quarantine no exceptions are made the people are taken to predesignated quarters and the police escort. Will return to taiwan where lucy baba zines has already spent several months the island nation anticipated the Coronavirus Crisis early on and in contrast to europe hardly anything to change in terms of public life once a week you see meets with a thai with me student for a Language Exchange where they practice mandarin and french. Impressed me with a new vocabulary how about corner of your house. In order to reduce the risk of infection all the public water fountains have been turned off so i think thats because when people drink the water they touch the spout with their mouths. Ok 6 hours so that makes sense i guess of all my bottle somewhere else was. Public transport on the other hand was never interrupted on this board and ill definitely wear a mask in the subway. To minimize. The deception demonstrated by the time when his has been exemplary people still have vivid memories of the czars epidemic in 2003. That was a problem that we can all remember how it was during the sars outbreak the taipei hospital was so overwhelmed with patients it had to be shut down many young people died also since then we believe prevention is better than the cure me of ok. 73. 00 people died during the 2003 zaza demick and the aftermath taiwan established the centers for Disease Control to combat the threat of Communicable Diseases 124. 00 safety protocols were drawn up and they have gradually been implemented starting in january. One of those measures is taking a temperature reading of everyone entering a public building making it possible to keep schools and universities open in taiwan a large measure goes into effect today a verification code for all students. At the entrance to the university all students must register and report their temperature reading. So couldnt you just write down any member to get in you want to get on the taiwanese with why we know how important this is. One success in the fight against covert 19 is down to the willingness of each individual to support the prevention measures laid out by the government cares and that is also exist and yes call her she thinks the situation here compares to that in china but she didnt want to talk about it maybe a while to thailand success is that here they communicate openly whereas in china they withhold information. While china did its best to censure the outbreak of the epidemic the taiwanese government was completely upfront about it the Health Care Systems in taiwan and china seem to be just as different as they form a society. Lucy is paying a visit to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control. Every day the center informs the public of new cases of infection. Theyre told the patients age and gender as well as information on their whereabouts. All Health Care Professionals share new data as quickly as possible as part of the strategy to keep the virus at bay. I was a pretty Strong Network of the Laboratory Test because when you can use in broad where it is a notion to come from the cases now we can test. People every day so thats pretty large enough. Before power one so we can find the cases are here. Those who test positive are immediately quarantined and their relatives informed in addition those infected or even suspected of carrying the virus are electronically tracked and the practice is widely accepted in eastern asia. This is a visitor to french nationals placed under quarantine by the taiwanese authorities the previous week one of the roommates tested positive for the corona virus since then no one is allowed to leave the apartment under any circumstances all the food has to be delivered. He says he wants people from the centers for Disease Control came here and gave each of us a few masks that we had to sign a statement promising to abide by all the rules and restrictions. We were also given a telephone number with a direct connection to the center. We have to call 3 times a day and report our temperatures and any symptoms we might have chosen. We found out via the internet that these phones reveal our whereabouts. A friend of mine was erroneously traced as being outside his apartment although he was actually at home. The Police Showed up at his house to make sure he was really there. Its similar to an electronic ankle bracelet the slightest breach could result in a 31000 year fine police recently called one young man who was supposed to be under quarantine at a nightclub. Just. For him tina by definition is a deprivation of liberty. But in this situation its necessary. They way and i think that the taiwanese government is doing what it can in the face of a global crisis. And this is how it prohibits people from violating the rules its. The governments Swift Response and sophisticated Surveillance Technology has proven effective in taiwans efforts to contain the epidemic. That can south korea kim yong su is getting ready to go shopping. For for the last thing before leaving putting on a mask. At the supermarket disinfecting supplies are readily available and free of charge. But thats not all Technology Enables customers to avoid contact with any infected individuals from birds or i just as the mother became a ship. For someone has been confirmed positive it will last but so far for me just landed at the airport from a trip abroad. We were now hes in a car on his way home he lives right around the corner from here on a ridge and the results are on a with one click on 6 and find out everything about cases in the area age of patient where they think state of health and even their address. This computer transparency has not going to over well with. Everyone in Korean Society but it does give many people listens of security. For the moment there are more people in the store than i expected. As life is starting to return to normal. All of the groceries are disinfected its become routine by now. Dinner tonight is noodles theres no shortage of pastor in stores. Heres what i mean there are a lot of people out and about a lot more than last week but everyones wearing a mask. The tighter boss couldnt simply. Tomorrow shopping is ordered online large retailers have adapted to the situation and offer efficient deLivery Services anything ordered by midnight is delivered to your door by 7 am the next day. This coming nation of widespread testing registration and tracking systems consistent disinfecting and general discipline helped to keep the 1st wave of the covert virus under control but south korea is still braced for a 2nd wave reports indicate that the number of new infections is rising against likely. In japan tradition appears to take precedence every year in spring crowds flock to the parks to admire the cherry blossoms. If i love the horses i get. I get. French journalists constantines im over surprised by the crowds. But there are so many people in the parks credible you could almost perk get theres a Global Pandemic going on i guess seems so carefree as if nothing had happened unless. We were in new york the park and the other sites that were to host the Olympic Games in tokyo this summer theyve now been postponed but that doesnt seem to worry too many people. Nevertheless the authorities have clearly posted instructions on the cherry trees in order to help the spread of the coronavirus please refrain from eating and drinking. Most of those gathered here are young older people more precocious have decided to avoid her nanny the traditional custom of even flowers. I have friends who decided. To come this year. They didnt want to take any risks. But we didnt want to mess it. Up. And were taking care to keep our hands clean. Cleanliness is the most important thing. I. Think the major secret of the japanese is thats their cleanliness this group of friends once to demonstrate this to constantine serious about. I. Suspect that perhaps its one of the reasons why the corona virus has spread so much in japan but the japanese are very fastidious i didnt realize it was like yeah 5 out of the was. In february at the height of the epidemic in china the best deal of basic ventured out into the empty streets of beijing. When you dont get to the were going to use a standard tune you are its usually one of the liveliest areas in the city the johns want to get for need your money on a friday afternoon or people are getting ready to go out to the shops or restaurants foreign only my guest now as you can see theres absolutely no one around the sun at almost all the shops are closed but theres not a whole lot you can do its a strange atmosphere because i. Dont know i was found. With the teacher here. Recently he returned to the area 1st a beijing is almost like he used to be. One of the porters you. Know small who knows the traffic you dont piss off. People out shopping all going to work i mean what are you. I could pick a good up or destroy i would feel for the air pollution alone indicates that life is slowly returning to normal. On this one. Endangering life is regaining some of its color not all establishment have reopened for business but this restaurant has. We serve cantonese cuisine roasted fowl is my specialty like dr seuss. I want a National Prize for this recipe. This enterprising Restaurant Owner has kept his customers satisfied by offering takeaway dishes. Susan waterford im very optimistic the statistics are very promising now and i think were over the worst of it. You know where the country did such a good job at keeping its people under control maybe i will look at how we were able to contain the epidemic in the june peoples water with each passing day more and more people are returning to the commercial districts all the stores are open. Were in sunlit in its a mixture of fancy shops and trendy restaurants but of course there are still checks were safe here. This is starting to pick up customers have to maintain a distance of one meter but thats a small sacrifice to get into an apple store theyre closed all over the world except in china thats sort of the irony of the whole story they were 1st closed and now theyre open again things arent quite back to normal but theyre getting there. If you know me whatever you are i feel a lot better today the stress is gone for me almost everything is back to normal the only thing will continue to do is avoid large gatherings and trying to stay too long in a heavily frequented places but thats it i dont have a problem doing that. You know youre for me ratz has a Good Health Care system so there shouldnt be so many deaths for a few hours but why is the number of infections there rising. I think thats because the french dont abide by the rules. Maybe that has something to do with your political system. But i dont know. I think i think its the couch heard differences like one venue individualistic the other vendors like the actors the more. So i could i go from that perspective i can understand why we have different ideas but i think in critical times like this. Its probably necessary to take a step back. To put the money surety. At stake. And not just make decisions based on individual perspective. 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