Authorities press ahead with ‘new Taiwan model’ — gradually living with the virus and avoiding shutting down the economy
Residents queue for Covid-19 tests at the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on May 23 2022. Picture: BLOOMBERG/I-HWA CHENGBilled a Covid-19 success story when its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay.
“This is a crisis but also an opportunity, allowing us to walk out of the shadow of Covid-19 quickly,” Chen said. Still, the island of 23.5-million people is recording 40 to 50 deaths a day, bringing its year-to-date total to 625. There were 838 deaths from 2020 through to the end of 2021.Taiwan’s approach contrasts starkly with China’s, where strict measures to control outbreaks have led to the prolonged lockdown of Shanghai — a city of 25-million people — and curbs on movement in many cities including Beijing.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Monday that Taiwan aims to keep the death rate below 0.1%. The current rate is about 0.06% and rising slowly.
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