Prognosis
Pandemic Bolsters Case for Telemedicine Across Asia-Pacific
- Remote consults help replace stalled medical tourism in India
- Digital health fits South Korea’s vision of ‘untact’ economy
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Overstretched health services and social-distancing measures to combat coronavirus are giving a boost to telemedicine across Asia, a phenomenon likely to continue even after the pandemic has been controlled.
Economies as diverse as South Korea’s -- with its world-class technology sector -- and India’s, with low health-care costs and a deep pool of doctors, are exploring digital health possibilities at a time when patients may hesitate to visit clinics for fear of catching the virus.