South Korea has, at no point, made anything close to the country-wide “lockdown” we’re seeing in parts of Europe.

Korea’s reaction is amongst the most successful in the world, and involves contact tracing and isolation of the sick. When they have “locked down” anything, it’s been extremely small scale, on the order of a building or block. Similarly, Taiwan has had an immensely successful response, without resorting to these kinds of extreme measures.

This article is designed to scare, not to inform.