>> IT’S AN INTERESTING TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> MEANWHILE, THIS HAS ALSO
>>> MEANWHILE, THIS HAS ALSO BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT GLOBALLY,
BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT GLOBALLY, THE WHOLE ISSUE OF WHAT SOUTH
THE WHOLE ISSUE OF WHAT SOUTH KOREA HAS DONE.
KOREA HAS DONE. SOUTH KOREA HAS DONE BETTER THAN
SOUTH KOREA HAS DONE BETTER THAN MOST OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES
MOST OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD IN HANDLING THE
AROUND THE WORLD IN HANDLING THE PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. THEY’RE NOW SENDING 600,000 MORE
THEY’RE NOW SENDING 600,000 MORE COVID-19 TEST KITS TO THE U.S.
COVID-19 TEST KITS TO THE U.S. TODAY.
TODAY. SOUTH KOREA’S WIDESPREAD TESTING
SOUTH KOREA’S WIDESPREAD TESTING ALLOWED IT TO BECOME THE FIRST
ALLOWED IT TO BECOME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO HOLD A NATIONWIDE
COUNTRY TO HOLD A NATIONWIDE ELECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC, A
ELECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC, A POSSIBLE BLUEPRINT FOR THE U.S.
POSSIBLE BLUEPRINT FOR THE U.S. IN NOVEMBER.
IN NOVEMBER. WHAT LESSONS CAN THE U.S. LEARN
WHAT LESSONS CAN THE U.S. LEARN FROM SOUTH KOREA’S APPROACH TO
FROM SOUTH KOREA’S APPROACH TO THE VIRUS?
THE VIRUS? NBC’S KARINA FERRIS VICTOR CHI
NBC’S KARINA FERRIS VICTOR CHI IS HERE.
IS HERE. HE IS LEADING ALL GOVERNMENT
HE IS LEADING ALL GOVERNMENT EFFORTS ON SOUTH KOREA FOR
EFFORTS ON SOUTH KOREA FOR YEARS.
YEARS. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS ELECTION,
LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS ELECTION, WHICH APPARENTLY WAS HELD
WHICH APPARENTLY WAS HELD SUCCESSFULLY.
SUCCESSFULLY. WE HAVE SEEN VIDEO OF PEOPLE
WE HAVE SEEN VIDEO OF PEOPLE GOING TO THE POLLS, GETTING
GOING TO THE POLLS, GETTING THEIR TEMPERATURES TAKEN BEFORE
THEIR TEMPERATURES TAKEN BEFORE THEY VOTE, EVERYBODY WEARING
THEY VOTE, EVERYBODY WEARING MASKS, OF COURSE.
MASKS, OF COURSE. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM SOUTH
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM SOUTH KOREA AND HOW EFFECTIVELY THEY
KOREA AND HOW EFFECTIVELY THEY BROADLY TESTED AND ARE BEGINNING
BROADLY TESTED AND ARE BEGINNING TO REOPEN?
TO REOPEN? >> WELL, I THINK YOU JUST SAID
>> WELL, I THINK YOU JUST SAID IT THERE, ANDREA.
IT THERE, ANDREA. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DID IS
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DID IS SHE DID WIDESPREAD TESTING.
SHE DID WIDESPREAD TESTING. THEY TESTED TWO TO THREE MORE
THEY TESTED TWO TO THREE MORE PEOPLE PER CAPITA IN SOUTH KOREA
PEOPLE PER CAPITA IN SOUTH KOREA THAN THEY HAVE HERE IN THE
THAN THEY HAVE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. AND AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR
AND AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PIECE, THEY HAVE A SURPLUS OF
PIECE, THEY HAVE A SURPLUS OF MASKS AND TEST KITS THAT THEY’RE
MASKS AND TEST KITS THAT THEY’RE NOW EXPORTING ABROAD BECAUSE
NOW EXPORTING ABROAD BECAUSE THEY MET ALL OF THE DOMESTIC
THEY MET ALL OF THE DOMESTIC DEMAND.
DEMAND. AND THEY NEVER REALLY HAD TO
AND THEY NEVER REALLY HAD TO LOCK DOWN AND SHUT DOWN LIKE
LOCK DOWN AND SHUT DOWN LIKE WE’RE DOING NOW BECAUSE THEY
WE’RE DOING NOW BECAUSE THEY MOVED FAIRLY EARLY.
MOVED FAIRLY EARLY. BASICALLY RIGHT AFTER THE
BASICALLY RIGHT AFTER THE CRISIS, ALMOST RIGHT AFTER THE
CRISIS, ALMOST RIGHT AFTER THE CRISIS, THEY DECLARED A NATIONAL
CRISIS, THEY DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY, ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE
EMERGENCY, ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DID.
THE UNITED STATES DID. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THEIR FIRST
WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THEIR FIRST CASE -- THEY DISCOVERED THEIR
CASE -- THEY DISCOVERED THEIR FIRST CASE WITHIN A DAY OF THE
FIRST CASE WITHIN A DAY OF THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THEY’RE ROLLING
WITHIN TWO WEEKS THEY’RE ROLLING TEST KITS OFF THE PRODUCTION
TEST KITS OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE AND WITHIN THREE WEEKS
LINE AND WITHIN THREE WEEKS THEY’RE CREATING THESE PHONE
THEY’RE CREATING THESE PHONE APPS FOR MOBILE CONTACT TRACING.
APPS FOR MOBILE CONTACT TRACING. THEY LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS
THEY LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS MISTAKES.
MISTAKES. THEY HAD PANDEMICS BEFORE WHERE
THEY HAD PANDEMICS BEFORE WHERE THE GOVERNMENT DIDN’T RESPOND
THE GOVERNMENT DIDN’T RESPOND WELL.
WELL. SO THEY WERE QUITE PREPARED THIS
SO THEY WERE QUITE PREPARED THIS TIME, AND THE RESULTS ARE CLEAR.
TIME, AND THE RESULTS ARE CLEAR. >> THEIR PHONE APPS ARE PROBABLY
>> THEIR PHONE APPS ARE PROBABLY SIMILAR TO WHAT APPLE AND GOOGLE
SIMILAR TO WHAT APPLE AND GOOGLE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH
ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH PHONE-TO-PHONE CONNECTIONS.
PHONE-TO-PHONE CONNECTIONS. BUT THERE ARE PRIVACY CONCERNS.
BUT THERE ARE PRIVACY CONCERNS. YOU WORKED IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
YOU WORKED IN THE WHITE HOUSE. DO YOU THINK THAT THE U.S. WOULD
DO YOU THINK THAT THE U.S. WOULD ACCEPT THAT, AND COULD PROPERLY
ACCEPT THAT, AND COULD PROPERLY PROTECT AGAINST THE PRIVACY
PROTECT AGAINST THE PRIVACY INVASION THAT THIS COULD
INVASION THAT THIS COULD REPRESENT?
REPRESENT? >> YES, IT’S A GREAT QUESTION.
>> YES, IT’S A GREAT QUESTION. UNDENIABLY THESE SORT OF LOCATOR
UNDENIABLY THESE SORT OF LOCATOR APPS DO RAISE PRIVACY ISSUES.
APPS DO RAISE PRIVACY ISSUES. THEY RAISE PRIVACY ISSUES IN THE
THEY RAISE PRIVACY ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. THERE WAS ONE TRUMP OFFICIAL
THERE WAS ONE TRUMP OFFICIAL THAT SAID KOREA CAN DO THIS
THAT SAID KOREA CAN DO THIS BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT A DEMOCRACY
BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT A DEMOCRACY BUT THIS IS A COUNTRY THAT
BUT THIS IS A COUNTRY THAT ACTUALLY WHERE THE PEOPLE
ACTUALLY WHERE THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY IMPEACHED THE LAST
ACTUALLY IMPEACHED THE LAST PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY.
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY. SO THEY’RE VERY MUCH A
SO THEY’RE VERY MUCH A DEMOCRACY.
DEMOCRACY. BUT THERE ARE CLEARLY PRIVACY
BUT THERE ARE CLEARLY PRIVACY CONCERNS WITH SOMETHING LIKE
CONCERNS WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THIS. BUT IT’S A TRADEOFF.
BUT IT’S A TRADEOFF. ON THE OTHER HAND THESE MOBILE
ON THE OTHER HAND THESE MOBILE APPS AND MOBILE TRACING PROVIDES
APPS AND MOBILE TRACING PROVIDES A PUBLIC GOOD SO WE ALL FEEL
A PUBLIC GOOD SO WE ALL FEEL SAFER AND MORE COMFORTABLE GOING
SAFER AND MORE COMFORTABLE GOING OUT OF OUR HOMES IF WE WERE TO
OUT OF OUR HOMES IF WE WERE TO REOPEN OUR ECONOMY.
REOPEN OUR ECONOMY. THAT’S THE KEY, THE OBJECTIVE IS
THAT’S THE KEY, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO REOPEN AFTER THE PEAK.
TO REOPEN AFTER THE PEAK. AND IF WE DON’T HAVE UNIVERSAL
AND IF WE DON’T HAVE UNIVERSAL TESTING AS DEBBIE DINGELL JUST
TESTING AS DEBBIE DINGELL JUST SAID AND WE DON’T HAVE A
SAID AND WE DON’T HAVE A VACCINE, WHICH IS 18 MONTHS, 2
VACCINE, WHICH IS 18 MONTHS, 2 YEARS AWAY, ALL WE’RE LEFT WITH
YEARS AWAY, ALL WE’RE LEFT WITH IS CONTACT TRACING AND SOCIAL
IS CONTACT TRACING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING.
DISTANCING. SO WHAT THESE PHONE APPS DO IS
SO WHAT THESE PHONE APPS DO IS THEY GIVE US A BETTER HANDLE ON
