Prognosis
Complacency Let Covid Erode Taiwan’s Only Line of Defense
- Health ministry extends restrictions island-wide as cases rise
- Complacency, vaccine shortfall and ‘hostess bars’ play a part
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All the virus had to do was get through the border.
Until this week, Taiwan’s Covid-19 containment appeared to be so effective that virtually no other defenses were put in place: few tests, no local surveillance to pick up undetected infection and close to zero vaccination.