Yes but many japanese and koreans live in densely packed areas and in multi-unit buildings, so there’s additional factors to consider.
But yet, SARS-CoV-2 didn’t overrun Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Maybe highly aggressive government publicity efforts over TV, radio, Internet web pages and social networks helped?
Secret Agent Man wrote: “Yes but many japanese and koreans live in densely packed areas and in multi-unit buildings, so there’s additional factors to consider.”
The NYTimes reports some 63.5% of cases in Korea can be traced to one church which practices prayer in close proximity.