Well done Taiwan!

"While many places around the world are hitting new highs in coronavirus cases, Taiwan has achieved a different kind of record - 200 days without a locally transmitted case." https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-200-days-with-no-local-cases-makes-taiwan-envy-of-world">https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east...

What did Taiwan do right? (only 550 confirmed cases, 7 deaths in a country of 23 million people):

Closing borders early, tightly regulating travel.

Rigorous contact tracing, tech-enforced quarantine and universal mask wearing. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-200-days-with-no-local-cases-makes-taiwan-envy-of-world">https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east...

"Taiwan "probably had the best result around the world", he said, and it& #39;s "even more impressive" for an economy with a population about the same size as Australia& #39;s, with many people living close to one another in apartments." https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-200-days-with-no-local-cases-makes-taiwan-envy-of-world">https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east...

"So far, about 340,000 people have been under home quarantine, with fewer than 1,000 fined for breaking it.

That means 99.7 per cent have complied, according to Dr Chen.

"We sacrificed 14 days of 340,000 people in exchange for normal lives for 23 million people," he said."

Steep fines for those who break quarantine - up to NT$1 million (S$47,700).

Leveraging the experience of SARS 2003. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-200-days-with-no-local-cases-makes-taiwan-envy-of-world">https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east...