COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 RESPONSE POLICIES IN NORTH KOREA AND SOUTH KOREA
Keywords:
covid-19, policy, measure, south korea, north koreaAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant crisis that requires each country to devise its own response strategies. This is evident in the differing approaches taken by North and South Korea. Hence, this study aims to examine the disparities in COVID-19 policies between the two nations in order to employ a comparative research method, this study evaluates governmental crucial responses to the pandemic. The analysis focuses on dissecting the policies and measures implemented by utilizing SWOT analysis to identify their strengths and weaknesses in each related measure. Therefore, the study result reveals that South Korea could formulate more coherent and proactive measure approaching to management in the COVID-19 crisis.
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