kim kyong sue is just one of hundreds of thousands of koreans who have been tested while in a car anyone can get tested and it's free to those with even the slightest sometimes otherwise it costs the equivalent of 150 euros. the south korean government views mass testing as key to controlling the spread of the covert virus that allows the country to isolate and treat infected persons early on. this policy which differs from those in most western countries has enabled south korea to largely contain the virus. china where the new virus 1st appeared in december 2019 also seems to be making strides it's used every means possible to stem the disease and who both province and in the rest of the country unprecedented controls were imposed on the people even by chinese standards in the meantime the number of new cases has dropped significantly on taiwan which china considers a renegade province the virus was successfully staved off before it could have a big impact millions of masks were produced at short notice like in south korea taiwan has demonstrated that even in a democracy it is possible