How Early Testing Could Have Changed the Course of the Virus | The Virus: What Went Wrong?

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How Early Testing Could Have Changed the Course of the Virus | The Virus: What Went Wrong?

Examine the contrasting approaches taken by South Korea and the United States with respect to diagnostic testing as a tool to contain the spread of COVID-19, in these videos from The Virus: What Went Wrong? | FRONTLINE. Use this resource to learn about the benefits of aggressively responding to a disease outbreak and consider the public health consequences of failing to do so.

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