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COVID-19: KOREA Healthcare for All

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South Korea is probably one of those countries that provides the maximum possible support to COVID-19 patients. Currently, the rate of daily cases swings between 20 and 50. It was approaching almost zero a few weeks ago, but then a second wave appears which increases a daily number of cases to an average of 30. South Korea COVID-19 confirm cases, recovered, and deaths. In South Korea it is mandatory every citizen is insured therefore Korea national health insurance bears 80% costs of COVID-19 care and the rest 20% is borne by the central government. The COVID-19 patients have nothing to pay in terms of testing, medication, and other hospital expenses [1]. It is 100% supported and  the bill for COVID-19 treatment for South Korean passport holders is zero. According to National Health Insurance, South Korea’s public insurance institution, the cost of COVID-19 treatment averages between some 3.3 million ($2,690) and 70 million won ($58,291.60) per patient, differing on the severity of ill