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What Taiwan can teach the world on fighting the coronavirus
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of NBC News
Posted: April 7th, 2020
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/what-taiwan-can-t...
As countries around the world grapple with the coronavirus, Taiwan may offer valuable lessons on how to curb its spread. The island is just 81 miles and a short flight away from mainland China, where COVID-19 is believed to have originated in the city of Wuhan. And yet, Taiwan has had only 50 cases of COVID-19 and one death. Of the 100-plus countries and territories affected, Taiwan has the lowest incidence rate per capita around 1 in every 500,000 people. What lessons can Taiwan teach the world so other countries can stem the spread of the virus? On Dec. 31, the same day China notified the World Health Organization that it had several cases of an unknown pneumonia, Taiwans Centers for Disease Control immediately ordered inspections of passengers arriving on flights from Wuhan. Taiwan began requiring hospitals to test for and report cases. That helped the government identify those infected, trace their contacts and isolate everyone involved. Equally important, Taiwan's CDC activated the Central Epidemic Command Center relatively early on Jan. 20 and that allowed it to quickly roll out a series of epidemic control measures. The countrys health insurance system, which covers 99 percent of the population, has been crucial. You can get a free test, and if youre forced to be isolated, during the 14 days, we pay for your food, lodging and medical care, [government spokesperson Kolas Yotaka] said. So no one would avoid seeing the doctor because they cant pay for health care.
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