No, we were bashing Trump.
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Seems like the backlog is still ~46000 cases. Weâre still testing quite less, although yesterday seemed to be a high with 22k+ tests?
I donât think Taiwan will have it as bad.
For one thing, weâre over a year in and the virus is better understood now.
For another, vaccine distribution has begun. Other countries had to wait nearly a year of the virus before vaccinations began.
On the downside, Taiwanâs vax rollout is an embarrassment. An absolute, disorganised shambles. Even 4 weeks after it started properly, itâs still close to two hours to get one done. What will it take for the government to cut the red tape and say, turn up, scan your ID/Insurance Card, get the jab and jog on. Rather than go through forms and faff and blood pressure tests.
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ID cardsâŚseems like a great way to exclude the ones that were originally spreading the virus all over the place.
Sad (like all of them), and perhaps scarier for many of us; apologies if this has already been posted upthread, but there are a lot of posts!:
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667 + 4 today. 13 deaths.
401 is todayâs total without the backlog.
What is âGreater Chinaâ? Tibet and China? Because Taiwan is Taiwan.
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Unfortunately, not really unexpected. The UK strain of COVID appears to be much more dangerous to younger people than the original COVID.
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Does anyone want Taiwanese street food? We need bubble tea and eat moar fried chicken!
I like Taiwanese street foodâŚ
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The AIT director laid out the cold hard facts. But the guyâs supposed to be a diplomat, and thatâs not what diplomats are supposed to do.
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The world better understands the virus, but do the authorities in TW?
Theyâre going around fining people who are walking outside maskless with nobody around them while allowing workers to continue going into crowded offices.
Based on things like this, and my experience at a hospital last week (where I was told a man with a horrible cough was fine because they checked his temperature and it was normal), I question whether TW really gets how this thing spreads.
Edit: oh yeah the spraying of chemicals to âdisinfectâ the streets. Totally useless. Why are they doing that?
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Unfortunately, it really feels like the recent developments around the world havenât had much impression on the decision makers. Telling people to wash hands and spraying disinfectant everywhere is not effective strategy against COVID.
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This should be controlled, not total lockdown. And people going to other peopleâs houses to play mahjong!
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We need soap in those Taiwanese public restrooms!
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COVID: No record keeping! No contact tracing! Open, wet places! Wheeeeeww~
unfortunately, I see your point. Taiwan has been absolutely clueless as of late.
Just lots of little moments of idiocy that have led to this messâ3 day quarantine, not fining people, the lack of punishment for the airline, not bringing in full wfh, dallying before upgrading to level 3 âŚ
Why offices havenât been closed fully is ludicrous.
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