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Korea control virus’ Extensive testing was crucial in preventing spread of COVID-19 without drastic lockdowns, says Ambassador Shin Bong-Kil Suhasini Haidar Are there best practices you ed to the Indian government greater production and more New Delhi would like to share? on what is going on in Korea aggressive strategy to be part The Korean Model, a vigorous regime of “trace, test, treat”, and how we tackle the virus. of the ‘Make In India’ policy, has shown remarkable results in controlling the spread of the ■ The moment the virus Though India has not asked but they have been hard­hit novel coronavirus, without putting a nationwide lockdown in DNA pattern was confirmed for help regarding testing with this extraordinary situa­ place, says South Korean Ambassador to India Shin Bong­Kil. in Wuhan, Korean medical kits or medical equipment, tion. Kia Motors, for exam­ teams and bio­companies we are always ready to ex­ ple, has been another suc­ What is the latest situation How has this been possible? were able to develop new tend a hand. Already, nine cess story in India by setting with the COVID­19 testing kits with surprising Korean companies have re­ up a 3,00,000­unit produc­ pandemic in South Korea? ■ What we call the ‘Korean speed. This made it possible ceived export licenses of test­ tion plant last year. This year, model’ is grounded on con­ for Korea to conduct mass­ ing kits and the Embassy as they were planning to install ■ I can say Korea is now in centrated testing of high­risk scale testing of 18,000 cases <> Anybody in Korea well as Korean Trade Agency large facilities for its new Lowering risk: A humanoid robot being tested at the SMS full control of the spread of areas and clusters. Korea a day. Anybody in Korea who can get the test (KOTRA) are willing to facili­ small­sized SUV, Sonet, but it Hospital in Jaipur on Thursday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT the disease. The number of found out at the beginning of has symptoms or reasons to within minutes at tate the communication bet­ is now uncertain if they can new confirmed cases per day the spread of the virus that a be tested can get the test ‘drive-thru’ or ‘walk- ween the Korean companies move ahead on schedule as has been showing steady de­ certain religious cult and its within minutes at ‘drive­ thru’ centres and and those who want to im­ engineers and construction Jaipur hospital tries cline since hitting a peak at gathering was the cause of a thru’ or ‘walk­thru’ testing receive the result the port the kits. experts are unable to receive 989 in February to double­ large portion of the spread in centres and receive the re­ very next day visas to travel to India. digit figures as of mid­March. a certain area of the country. sult by text message the very What kind of impact has the I hope the Indian govern­ I believe, more important­ This group had massive gath­ next day. Korea made availa­ virus had on functioning of ment can grant visas to those out a serving robot ly, that Korea might be the erings in a closed­off space . ble over 650 testing centres This is the essence of the ‘Ko­ South Korean companies who have compelling rea­ only country that hasn’t im­ The government listed all nationwide. rean model’. based in India? sons under the condition It uses a tray to ferry food, medicine posed a lockdown within its members of the group across I understand the need for that health certificates are territories or even of its inter­ the country, tracked their lockdowns given India’s de­ How are India and Korea ■ Many Korean companies presented and self­quaran­ Mohammed Iqbal pital as part of a corporate national borders. whereabouts and conducted mography and medical in­ cooperating and sharing like Samsung, LG, Hyundai tine is enforced. I have often Jaipur social responsibility (CSR) We have our own strict tests on a massive scale, lead­ frastructure. However, open­ information during this and Kia have ambitious plans seen crisis turn into oppor­ The Sawai Man Singh (SMS) initiative to help patients measures to prevent inflow ing to the rapid increase in ness and transparency is crisis? Has India made for India, the biggest emerg­ tunities. I believe it is the In­ Government Hospital here and the staff. The robot sent and outflow of the virus but the number of confirmed important to tackling this sit­ specific requests for testing ing market in the world. dian government’s difficult is conducting a series of to the hospital is battery­op­ we are sticking to improving cases. However, Korea suc­ uation, and identifying and kits/ medical equipment so Samsung — which has the task to efficiently tackle the trials on a humanoid robot erated and has a life span of the situation without using ceeded in identifying and isolating the core of the far? world’s largest smartphone pandemic while saving the to check if could be pressed four to five years. drastic measures such as isolating potential cases at a spread of the virus with full factory here in Greater Noida economy. into service for delivering The robot, which uses ar­ closing off our cities or our very early stage and finally medical capacity at the ear­ ■ The Korean government — as well as other compa­ (For full interview, go to medicines and food to CO­ tificial intelligence and In­ borders. flattened the curve. liest possible stage is key. has repeatedly communicat­ nies, were looking to have bit.ly/SeoulEnvoyInterview) VID­19 patients admitted ternet of Things (IoT), has there, allowing doctors and been designed with a tray nurses to maintain a safe that can be used for carry­ distance. ing medicines, food and oth­ A committee of experts, er objects. It can navigate on Nimmi, doe-eyed star of the 1950s, passes away at 88 which saw the demonstra­ its own. tion on Thursday, will short­ She made her debut in Barsaat in a lead role opposite actor-director Raj Kapoor ly submit its report on a pro­ ‘Easily disinfected’ posal to use the robots to “We will confirm the robot’s Namrata Joshi noo and it was filmmaker­ac­ Despite successes like obscurity after the death of serve the patients in the iso­ efficiency in carrying neces­ Mumbai tor Raj Kapoor who gave her Aan, Deedar, Daag, Amar, her husband Ali Raza. It was lation ward, SMS Hospital’s sary items to the patients... Nimmi belonged to an era in the name Nimmi and intro­ Kundun, Uran Khatola and a rare interview in 2013 (Guf- Medical Superintendent It cannot replace a doctor, Hindi cinema when actress­ duced her on screen. She Basant Bahar, she didn’t get tagoo with Irfan) on Rajya D.S. Meena told The Hindu. but it can significantly re­ es came with their own dis­ met him on the sets of Meh­ counted in the top league Sabha TV that the reclusive The hospital is the biggest duce the risk of infection,” tinct adaa (style). Acting was boob Khan’s Andaz, which is among Meena Kumari, Nar­ star revealed lots of un­ government health facility said Dr. Meena. He said the all about quicksilver turn of when he decided to cast her gis and Madhubala. known facets about her per­ in the State. robots could also be easily expressions. A raised brow as the second lead in Bar- Family friend and music sonal and professional life. Dr. Meena said that medi­ disinfected and used multi­ or the quiver of the lips could saat. Her debut performance director Madan Mohan’s Like how at the London pre­ cal and paramedical staff ple times inside the high­ say it all. Nimmi was known as a naive shepherdess in daughter Sangeeta Gupta, mière of Aan she received use protective gear like risk isolation ward. for graceful presence, doe love with a reckless city slick­ who also acted with her in four Hollywood film offers, masks and gloves but risks In addition to the esta­ eyes that were a pool of emo­ er went on to define her per­ Bhai Bhai, remembers her as including one from none could be further reduced if blishment of a fully tions and a voice layered sona. an educated, well­spoken, other than Cecil B. Demille. robots could render some equipped isolation ward, with gravitas. Nimmi straddled genres sensitive and charming per­ Actor Rishi Kapoor tweet­ services. the SMS Hospital has con­ One of the leading stars of and had a substantial num­ son. “She used to live across ed: “RIP. Thank you, Nimmi A Jaipur­based entrepre­ verted Charak Bhawan on yesteryears, Nimmi passed ber of hits (a clutch of them Madanji’s music room and aunty, for all the blessings neur, who assembles robots its premises as the coronavi­ away in Mumbai on Wednes­ with superstar Dilip Kumar) used to visit quite often,” she and love for Bobby on its pre­ locally, has offered to supply rus outpatient department Grace and gravitas: Nimmi with Rajendra Kumar in director day at the age of 88. to her credit but could not says. mière release. You were part them free of cost to the hos­ and care unit. H.S. Rawail’s Mere Mehboob. * THE HINDU ARCHIVES She was born Nawab Ba­ quite get her due. Nimmi had slipped into of the RK family.” CM A ND-NDE YK.