Record 200 days with no local cases makes Taiwan envy of world

TAIPEI - While many countries around the world are hitting new highs in coronavirus cases, Taiwan has achieved a different kind of record - 200 days without a locally transmitted case.

Taiwan"probably had the best result around the world", he said, and it's"even more impressive" for an economy with a population about the same size as Australia's, with many people living close to one another in apartments. Also, as it's not easy to make people stay in quarantine, Taiwan has taken steps to provide meal and grocery delivery and even some friendly contact via Line Bot, a robot that texts and chats.Here is how Taiwan has achieved its milestone:

That includes symptom-based surveillance before travellers board flights and digital fence tracking via cellular signals to ensure their compliance with a 14-day quarantine, he said. Within four months, companies increased production from two million to 20 million units a day, enabling the island to ration masks to residents on a regular basis.

Strong taiwan

They define “freedom” in a different way. There ain’t freedom when you’re six feet under. Alas, many countries in the West don’t get that.

And you wonder why we don't have a travel bubble with Taiwan?

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