# Coronavirus - Taiwan Developments Jan. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Living in Taiwan\ **Tags:** taitung, covid-19, 2022\ **Created:** [December 31, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287 "2021-12-31T18:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![KINGKONGDONK](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/kingkongdonk/32/200302_2.png) [@KINGKONGDONK](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/KINGKONGDONK)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/743 "2022-01-09T07:23:34Z")
> Six of the new cases are another cluster tied to the airport. Two people who work with the trolleys. One of them passed to his wife, and then it went to three other members of their family. One is a five-year old, who is actually the first one they found. Not sure if he is in school. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/744 "2022-01-09T07:23:48Z")
> [@Mithrandir](#): > > Is there a law on which places require surgical masks, or is it site specific? Afaik, No. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/745 "2022-01-09T07:24:35Z")
> [@nz](#): > > Can anyone tell me if we’re going into lockdown or if life is going to continue as normal this evening and tomorrow and beyond? No one knows, but I wouldn’t make too many appointments in your day-planner. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/746 "2022-01-09T07:26:44Z")
Yesterday I had a 70/30 confidence interval that this would be contained. After today’s events I’m lowering it to 50/50, perhaps 45/55 against containment. ---
**Author:** ![Gain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Gain)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/747 "2022-01-09T07:28:36Z")
> [@KINGKONGDONK](#): > > nah, they cases are all very traceable…unkown 10 would have been bad…but it’s not looking good because now you have a much wider web to trace with even more people testing positive, but I think those folks were all under quarantine due to the contact they had. That’s an overly optimistic assessment. I am pretty certain that level 3 is just around the corner. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew/32/179806_2.png) [@Andrew](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/748 "2022-01-09T07:29:45Z")
Just out of curiosity, did you accidentally put the second post as a blockquote when it should have been the first? (The first one sounds machine translated, the second pretty normal.) ---
**Author:** ![KINGKONGDONK](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/kingkongdonk/32/200302_2.png) [@KINGKONGDONK](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/KINGKONGDONK)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/749 "2022-01-09T07:30:09Z")
I was optimistic initially posting that, but I am less optimistic now reading the reports of the family of 6 being infected. Lets destroy mental health and businesses some more because omicron is “killing everyone” despite statistically being less deadly. Omicron has completely changed the pandemic — it’s time to change how we respond to it. ---
**Author:** ![yinggeaussie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@yinggeaussie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yinggeaussie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/750 "2022-01-09T07:30:36Z")
Seems not so far - but level 2 has been extended to 24 January. ![271660642_10159544710668407_6948461402638071992_n](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/e/8/e893239203f87a75d1e97583bbcfb0342a31355b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/751 "2022-01-09T07:30:37Z")
> [@Mithrandir](#): > > weeks. It seems that in some places masking was at around 70% and in others near 100% (even on hiking trails). Even in the latter places, people didn’t seem to mind when me or my kids weren’t masked outdoors. Yes but the government announced masks are mandatory now. Situation changes quickly. I also noticed that in some more rural areas the use of masks drops off dramatically in general . Which kind of makes sense I guess. And each town had very different enforcement levels during the epidemic period last year, which depended on local officials . ---
**Author:** ![yinggeaussie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@yinggeaussie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yinggeaussie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/752 "2022-01-09T07:32:22Z")
English version after passing through [Translate text from photos from English and other languages – Yandex.Translate](https://translate.yandex.com/ocr) ![271660642_10159544710668407_6948461402638071992_n.translated](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/2/1/219a9b17f3ec62f3ba830e98852404ab7a62dda2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/nz)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/753 "2022-01-09T07:32:34Z")
> [@Marco](#): > > > [@Mithrandir](#): > > > > Is there a law on which places require surgical masks, or is it site specific? > > Afaik, No. We’ve had kids wear cloth masks at school. I’ve noticed the more “international” a child is, the more likely they are to wear a cloth mask. I have a Vogmask that I wear for bad pollution days (no valves) and no one has ever said anything to me. They claim to be N95 but they still fog up my glasses, so I don’t really believe them. I did wear a tan linen mask on a bus once in late 2020 and the bus driver slammed on the breaks shortly after starting to drive and yelled at everyone to wear a mask. I looked around and it looked like everyone was wearing a mask, so I was wondering if he was yelling at me, but then he kept driving. As far as worthless materials to have on your face for viral protection, linen is probably in the top five, but it was very clear we didn’t have any cases at the time, so it was a time where I was just following the law but really didn’t worry about spreading or catching COVID in the community. Right now, I’ll be doing surgical masks or my vogmask if I have to be on public transit for more than 15 minutes ---
**Author:** ![Mithrandir](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mithrandir/32/90794_2.png) [@Mithrandir](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mithrandir)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/754 "2022-01-09T07:36:23Z")
> [@Brianjones](#): > > Yes but the government announced masks are mandatory now. > [@yinggeaussie](#): > > English version after passing through Hmm…it seems that hiking may still have that limited exception (i.e., when you’re sufficiently “alone”). ---
**Author:** ![lostinasia](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/lostinasia/32/60703_2.png) [@lostinasia](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/lostinasia)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/755 "2022-01-09T07:39:17Z")
> [@nz](#): > > Can anyone tell me if we’re going into lockdown or if life is going to continue as normal this evening and tomorrow and beyond? No one knows about that, but I am curious if there have been any announcements over the past week about what _could_ happen - if the plan is to return to what we did last summer, or if there are different ideas of policies. I’m glad I finished all my oral exams last week. Just two more days of regular classes, so at least I’m 80% sure I’ll be able to finish those off. As for the final exam papers I submitted last week … hm, wonder if those are going to become effectively open-book, taken at home. I’d have set up the tests a bit differently. Masks inquiry: so are we still allowed to eat outside? Or are we going to have this weird situation where I can remove my mask to eat inside, but can’t do it outside when I’m sitting down miles away from anyone else? (I’ve tried to read that announcement linked above but … I can’t.) If spread _had_ to happen, I suppose the timing isn’t that bad: universities are winding down soon, so that’s one big avenue of transmission shutting down. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/756 "2022-01-09T07:43:22Z")
> [@lostinasia](#): > > Masks inquiry: so are we still allowed to eat outside? Yes ---
**Author:** ![yinggeaussie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@yinggeaussie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yinggeaussie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/757 "2022-01-09T07:48:17Z")
The Cynic in me says that all these new local cases are all a con job by the CDC too - as it may cause all the oldies to go running to Vaccination Clinics to get the shots that the CDC so far haven’t managed to coerce them to get. 😐 😐 😐 😐 😐 😐 😐 ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 7:57am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/758 "2022-01-09T07:57:21Z")
> [@yinggeaussie](#): > > The Cynic in me says that all these new local cases are all a con job by the CDC too - as it may cause all the oldies to go running to Vaccination Clinics to get the shots that the CDC so far haven’t managed to coerce them to get. > 😐 😐 😐 😐 😐 😐 😐 I would be inclined to agree but… United Front Daily News would have a field day with that info. And why not an easier variant? Why release the strongest one yet? Elections coming soon too. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/759 "2022-01-09T08:04:13Z")
No, it’s just Omicron. Omicron will Omicron. It’s pretty much taken over half the planet in a month. I went from hardly knowing anyone who had COVID in November, to now hardly knowing anyone who _hasn’t_ had COVID (including most of my family). ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/760 "2022-01-09T08:04:58Z")
Yeah Omicron looks like it’s just going to do its thing. ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/761 "2022-01-09T08:05:59Z")
The bright side is a super transmissible, but milder variant is going to speed-run the world towards the end of the acute pandemic stage of COVID (and into endemic seasonal territory like the flu). ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/762 "2022-01-09T08:09:30Z")
> [@DrewC](#): > > No, it’s just Omicron. Omicron will Omicron. It’s pretty much taken over half the planet in a month. I went from hardly knowing anyone who had COVID in November, to now hardly knowing anyone who _hasn’t_ had COVID (including most of my family). This bloody virus is making me even more of a minority! I didn’t think it was possible! [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287.md?page=35) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287.md?page=37)