Table 2. Questionnaire for future direction of public health responses for COVID-19.

Questions		Before KSID's annual meeting (n = 121)	After KSID's annual meeting (n = 78)
How long have you been working as an infectious disease specialist?
	≤ 5 yr	29 (24.0)	17 (21.8)
	6–10 yr	24 (19.8)	19 (24.4)
	11–15 yr	42 (34.7)	24 (30.8)
	≥ 16 yr	26 (21.5)	18 (23.1)
Do you think it is appropriate to restrict the use of multi-use facilities according to the guidelines for step-by-step social distancing?
	Current regulations should be strengthened.	19 (15.7)	19 (24.4)
	Current regulations should be maintained.	47 (38.8)	32 (41.0)
	Current regulations should be eased.	9 (7.4)	1 (1.3)
	Regulations should be reduced and selectively reinforced.	46 (38.0)	26 (33.3)
Do you think it is necessary to restrict school attendance according to the level of COVID-19 occurrence in the community?
	It is necessary to repeat school closures based on the COVID-19 pandemic's level in the community.	37 (30.6)	16 (20.5)
	It is necessary to stop school closures, except in cases where an outbreak occurs inside the school.	84 (69.4)	62 (79.5)
Do you think it is appropriate to restrict use of churches according to the guidelines for step-by-step social distancing?
	It is necessary to maintain a church restriction policy according to the level of COVID-19 occurrence in the community.	42 (34.7)	32 (41.0)
	It is better to apply consistent regulations prepared on the basis of risk assessments and selective restrictions for the churches with outbreaks.	79 (65.3)	46 (59.0)
Which of the 2 strategies do you support as a public health response for COVID-19?
	Sustained suppression	41 (33.9)	33 (42.3)
	Focused protection	80 (66.1)	45 (57.7)
Do you support the COVID-19 thorough contact tracing and testing strategy?
	Yes	79 (65.3)	55 (70.5)
	No (only in the instance of institutional outbreaks)	42 (34.7)	23 (29.5)

Values are presented as number (%).

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, KSID = Korean Society of Infectious Diseases.