재러드 다이아몬드, "세계가 한국 코로나 대응 배워야"<br /><br />As part of the Cities Against COVID-19 Global Summit 2020, Seoul's mayor discussed the virus with world-renowned writer and anthropologist Jared Diamond, who gave his views on South Korea's efforts to overcome the coronavirus.<br />Jang Tae-hyun reports.<br />Seoul mayor Park Won-soon has used this virtual meeting room in Seoul City Hall to discuss policies with influential figures around the world.<br />On Thursday, he held an online meeting with Jared Diamond, author of the best-seller 'Guns, Germs and Steel'. They discussed South Korea's response to COVID-19, and how this differed from that of the U.S.<br />"Koreans are more willing to cooperate and to accept directions from their government. The United States is at the opposite of extreme."<br />Diamond added that unlike in Korea, many people in the U.S. tend not to wear face masks.<br />"It seems to me that the world in general, we Americans in particular, have a lot to learn from Korea and from your own capital city..."<br />He said that there is nothing new about the coronavirus, and that compared to other diseases like the Black Death or smallpox, COVID-19 a disease with two percent fatality rate is not a big issue.<br />Its only difference is that the coronavirus is a pandemic and nobody is immune to the virus.<br />Diamond also offered some advice for tackling pandemics.<br />"We should think in advance about what problems may arise. Not only problems of disease, but problems of electrical breakdown and problems of financial breakdown."<br />He also suggested that Seoul City could increase its social security policies like cash relief to resolve problems related to inequality.<br />Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News<br />
