Question

WHY DOES TAIWAN HAVE SO FEW COVID 19 CASES

Answer 1

At the begining of the outbreak of COVID 19  the Taiwan started response mechanism very fast and quite earlier, started to began monitoring passengers who arrived in the country from China. Fast response, transparency and efficacy are the key for success in controlling the disease. Government officials monitored passengers for symptoms of COVID 19 by temperature screening in airport,immediately after they reached in Taiwan.Passengers showing symptoms were quarantined at home and assessed for medical attention. They collected travellers information and health history and inform the passenger about the necessity of self quarentine in home to avoid spread of infection and should report immediately if symptoms present.Taiwan took the precaution measures, including health inspection and border control on travellers from China in early days.

They sent 2 expert to Wohan to know about the spread of virus and alert the country about the transmission and inform the people to be vigilant about this disease.They start to maintain a fast tracking sysem for assessing COVID 19 cases. If they started their response mechanism little later number of cases may increase by spread of infection to the community in huge number. They closely asess the visitors from China and they trace the travel history or contact history of the travellers, thereby bringing down the risk of the spread of infection at both the airports and clinics or hospitals in Taiwan. They introduced Quick Response code scanning and online reporting of travel records and health symptoms to of travellers infecting chance for the past 14 days.

Health isurance covered for all people so they can easily get treatment in most of the hospital with out spending money. So they used free investigation fascility and checked COVID 19 test who ever suspect infection and in isolation. They started to wear face mask to avoid the spread of infection throuhgh air. They informed all people about the preventive measures of disease such as frequent handwash, keeping social distance and steps to follow to avoid the spread of infection. People in Taiwan is co operative with Government for strict follow up of isolation for suspected cases. So early identification, screening, prevention, isolation and treatment helps to reduce the spread of infection. Collective effort from goverment officials, and people of Taiwan kept them in a such a position compaired to other contries.