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At least one company in South Korea, Seegene, has produced many tests and it is this aggressive private sector production that is largely reasonable for South K
by tic_tac 7y ago
At least one company in South Korea, Seegene, has produced many tests and it is this aggressive private sector production that is largely reasonable for South Korea's effective testing. There is also a large demand for Seegene's tests around the world indicating that WHO tests are definitely not in sufficient supply.
The private sector stepping in is the best way to get enough tests out to everyone who needs them.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/asia/coronavirus-south-korea-testing-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/asia/coronavirus-south-korea-...
- robocat 7y ago4 SK companies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22572121 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22572121 See rest of that thread for background - maybe Seegene is doing better PR?
- dba7dba 7y agoI read about 80% of the tests in S. Korea are done with Seegene test kits.
- sanxiyn 7y agoThis is March 1st press conference from South Korea: https://news.v.daum.net/v/20200301162614985 https://news.v.daum.net/v/20200301162614985. It says Seegene accounts for 37.8% of test volume. The context is that Seegene (and only Seegene, other companies have other supply chains) had supply chain problem. As I understand problem is now resolved.