Against COVID19, Taiwan has more hospitals than convenience stores
MANILA—In tech-savvy Taiwan, people under home quarantine are monitored using a government-mandated smart tracking system that sets off an alert if anyone steps out.
“If the Philippine government needs this kind of professional knowledge, I guess our government will be willing to share with you how to apply this kind of device,” Tai-Chu Chou, spokesman of the Taipei city government, told an online forum. Taiwan’s success story is attributed to its “act early, act swiftly” approach, which “deviated” from a World Health Organization position against travel bans.Instead, Taiwan began screening arriving passengers from Wuhan, China as early as Dec. 31, 2019, then banned Chinese visitors by early February.
Taiwan has earned praise for its pandemic response despite being “left out” of the WHO, a “frustrating” situation given the island’s impressive health system, which is among the best in the world, said Chou.
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