key: cord-0704416-5ec1tc31 authors: Bahn, Geon Ho title: From COVID-19 Pandemic into a Brave New World date: 2020-04-01 journal: Soa Chongsonyon Chongsin Uihak DOI: 10.5765/jkacap.200016 sha: ec16d1ae713b59cd5b1b0189ca3bf673ce86add7 doc_id: 704416 cord_uid: 5ec1tc31 nan the contents of this brief review were considered as a humble practical guideline back then. During the review of the draft submitted, the Ministry of Education announced again that school closures will be maintained until April 5, 2020. Considering the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 in Korea [4] , it is time for follow-up research papers to come out. Interestingly, the April issue presents two brief reports focused on early adulthood. The upper limit of adolescence varies according to the law. However, people up to the age of 24 are considered adolescents in the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation [5] . Therefore, early adulthood overlaps late adolescence in the classification of adulthood. Ram Hwangbo analyzed data from National Health Insurance Service to report the diagnostic distribution of psychiatric disorders in the population aged between 19 and 30 years. Chan-Mo Yang dealt with the link between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-like symptoms and a suicide attempt in young adult males (early 20s) with depression. Last February, to my disappointment, professor Kwak, an enthusiastic member of the editorial committee, retired from Jeju University College of Medicine. All members of the editorial committee appreciate her dedication. Although she has retired according to the age set by the law, we know that she will work with passion even after retirement. COVID-19 outbreak has thrown us a world that no one has ever experienced. Children's mental health providers will have to confront COVID-19 outbreak to protect the youth and then, "How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in't!."* Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern 19 Pandemic into a Brave New World features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the Republic of Korea from Will the third wave of coronavirus disease 2019 really come in Korea?