Inside Taiwan’s Response to COVID-19: a remarkable success story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReI6ROZNbkk


I checked today's COVID-19 data of Taiwan: total cases 458, death number 7, with whole population of 24 million. This was a remarkable success for Taiwan government and people! It has been credited with taking early action to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as it emerged and for avoiding the lockdown measures many other countries implemented. Chen Chien-jen, Taiwan’s Vice President, received a Doctor of Science degree in epidemiology and human genetics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1982. This webcast showed that not only Dr. Chen Chien-jen, but also the Taiwan government, that are professional and efficient when coping with COVID-19. 







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