K-Quarantine

English Etymology From en K quarantine, a term introduced in 2020. Noun - K-Quarantine en South Korea neologism A term to describe the strategy used by Republic of Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the spread of the virus, including a quarantine system, outreach campaigns, testing, and contact tracing. en February 07, 2022 COVID-19 epidemic under the K-quarantine model: Network approach ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096007792200114X The Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has achieved great success in the early stage of the epidemic using the so-called K-quarantine measure, which enforces local quarantine around confirmed patients rather than implementing a global lockdown. See also movement control order (Malaysia) circuit breaker (Singapore) community quarantine Philippines en COVID-19 History of Korea