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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2020.10.08.077

Analysis and Implications of Korean Health Authorities' Fulfillment on World Health Organization's Recommendations for Mask Use: Focused on COVID-19  

Kim, MyungHee (Smith College, Sahmyook University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.10, no.8, 2020 , pp. 77-86 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study aims to analyze the compliance and non-compliance of the Korean health authorities regarding WHO's mask use recommendations following the spread of Covid-19, and to suggest the limitations and implications of the recommendations in the prevention of epidemics by deriving the causes of non-compliance with the results of alternative options. To this end, documents related to masks at home and abroad are reviewed, and WHO's mask recommendations and the Korean health authorities' mask guidelines are targeted for analysis. The analysis results are as follows. First, Korea's health authorities have basically accepted and applied WHO's "limited mask user perspective" in two recommendations. Second, Korea's health authorities have implemented differently from WHO mask recommendations due to the lack of supply and demand of masks. Third, Korea's health authorities were able to succeed in the initial prevention of Corona 19 based on the stabilization of the mask supply. Fourth, in the WHO mask recommendations, mask user restriction resulted in partial errors as a recommendation. The implication derived from the analysis is that even international recommendations based on medical evidence need to be allowed to follow autonomous guidelines according to the country's quarantine situation and competence, rather than strict adherence to international rules, in the infectious disease pandemic situation.
Keywords
COVID-19; Pandemic; Mask recommendation; 5-day Rotation system for mask distribution; Face mask;
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