# 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:** 37
**Author:** ![PeiHua-Connie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@PeiHua-Connie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/PeiHua-Connie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/763 "2022-01-09T08:11:09Z")
> [@yinggeaussie](#): > > OOOOOOppppsssss… > > **11** + 49 = 60 and no deaths. > Link to come. 10 mins later and … still no link posted by CDC. News in ENG > **[Taiwan reports 60 new COVID-19 cases, Level 2 alert extended - Focus Taiwan](https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202201090005)** > > Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Sunday reported 11 new domestic and 49 imported COVID-19 cases, with no new deaths from the disease, and announced an extension of the current COVID-19 Level 2 alert to Jan. 24. ---
**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, 8:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/764 "2022-01-09T08:13:31Z")
For once I don’t have an issue with them extending Level 2 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Taiwan_Luthiers)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/765 "2022-01-09T08:17:16Z")
Taiwanese don’t push back against outdoor mask mandate because many Taiwanese already wear masks for pollution… ---
**Author:** ![BigDave](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bigdave/32/181371_2.png) [@BigDave](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BigDave)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/766 "2022-01-09T08:19:00Z")
with eight of them listed as breakthrough infections and one woman who had received one dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. So out of the 11, 8 are fully vaccinated, one has had their first shot and two are under five so can’t be vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Taiwan_Luthiers)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/767 "2022-01-09T08:23:44Z")
I believe when the vaccines first came out they never said they were 100% effective in preventing infection, but that they prevent hospitalization and other nasty effects. Vast majority of omicron patients have no symptom and doctors are saying to not take them to COVID wards. ---
**Author:** ![Twnfinn](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Twnfinn](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Twnfinn)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/768 "2022-01-09T08:32:39Z")
For me Taiwan should: - Putting out a message that that Omicron will be here, sooner or later. get vaccinated and prepare! - Informing residents how to prepare and how to get through being sick staying home without going to the doctor. Specifically detailed with Omicron. - Informing local clinics clearly what the best home treatment for omicron is. These clinics are very efficient at getting people through and will be the key when it gets bad to separate the people who really need a hospital. - Preparing temporary space. An idea would be to turn some of the quarantine facilities into covid “hospitals” for patients who need help but are not ICU sick. To get the space move into full home quarantine when cases hit for example 10k a day. Main point here would be to prepare the employees needed, they won’t be qualified ICU nurses but they only really need to treat a single illness with the main though being able to notice when things are too serious and the patient needs a real hospital. Get the equipment and systems in place for a temporary hostpital. The army could probably help here to prepare. - Decide what to do with testing and communicate it to the society. I would vote for simply not testing people as it seems like a waist of resources but if this is a bad option then the capacity for testing needs to be increased at least 10 fold minimum. From cases abroad its very clear that this version is not as serious. The hospitals have issues because they have so many people with serious but not life threatening issues in que to get to the hospitals. This is something Taiwan would have the chance to prepare for with the success of the quarantine delaying the virus. If on the other hand the energy and message to the people is wasted on whether a mask should be used between taking sips of a drink we will be in for a shit show. Unless the island fully shuts flights down the virus will get in, its too easily spreading to stay out. Most likely its already in the community but if not it will be in the coming weeks or at best months. Good news is that from abroad it also seems to be about a 2-3 month period of hard times. Sad part is that if the system and people are not prepared we will be in for some level 4 lockdowns as the society will just collapse if not prepared. Just my 2 cents. I hope the system is better prepared than what it looks from the outside. ---
**Author:** ![BigDave](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bigdave/32/181371_2.png) [@BigDave](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/BigDave)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/769 "2022-01-09T08:35:58Z")
Not expecting 100% , but a bit more than zero would be nice. Obviously a small number, but it is still interesting that they are all vaccinated. To me at least. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/770 "2022-01-09T08:56:35Z")
We are unlikely to go into full lockdown, we didn’t last time and we hit 700 cases a day. Right now we have no uncontrolled community spread so nothing is going to happen for a while. Chen deliberately extended Level 2 today so as to stop people speculating. Life goes on until it doesn’t. At the same time I look forward to a whole load of bullshit announcements to translate in my inbox tomorrow. “Effective immediately the gym is closed”. ---
**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, 9:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/771 "2022-01-09T09:12:48Z")
I completely agree with this, the government needs to let people know that we aren’t going to be able to stop the spread of omicron, that we need to accept the fact that it will be amongst us sooner or later. ---
**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, 9:44am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/772 "2022-01-09T09:44:13Z")
My gym told me you need to keep your mask on when working out again. ---
**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, 10:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/773 "2022-01-09T10:12:04Z")
> [@KINGKONGDONK](#): > > My gym told me you need to keep your mask on when working out again. And so it begins… _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![stinsonlover](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@stinsonlover](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/stinsonlover)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/774 "2022-01-09T10:14:29Z")
> [@KINGKONGDONK](#): > > My gym told me you need to keep your mask on when working out again What city? I felt like skipping today but seems like I should go now ---
**Author:** ![deepshelter](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@deepshelter](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/deepshelter)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/775 "2022-01-09T11:05:39Z")
> [@KINGKONGDONK](#): > > My gym told me you need to keep your mask on when working out again. I cancelled my nasty smelly world gym membership and refuse to sign up for another till they stop this BS. Waste of money. Does anyone remember how fast it spread last time? Didn’t it take a minute till it reached 2 digits? I’ll try to find it but will probably get distracted lol. ---
**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, 11:14am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/776 "2022-01-09T11:14:18Z")
> [@deepshelter](#): > > Does anyone remember how fast it spread last time? Things happened fast, I remember that. New Taipei City swimming pools were closed as part of initial precautions on Wednesday. And then Friday afternoon was the last time in the classroom. I’m fairly but not totally confident my classes this Tuesday will happen in the classroom. I’m not at all confident my classes on Friday will be that way. If you’re trying to search, Wed. May 12 is when the pools shut down, and Fri. May 14 is when classes were cancelled. You could probably parse many more details out of the forumosa thread from that time, but I’m guessing there are thousands of posts that week! Oh my, it’s one thread for Jan-May 2021, over 9,000 posts. Good luck looking through it. > [@Coronavirus - Taiwan 2021](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-2021/200866): > > 5 supposedly in the 7 day post quarantine self monitoring period were found at the concert, [https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4091789?fbclid=IwAR2W8lBQL413\_879eq9kJmM9iVjUm6AfChwrCSd4CdeFsgKII-RhgF-mtDM](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4091789?fbclid=IwAR2W8lBQL413_879eq9kJmM9iVjUm6AfChwrCSd4CdeFsgKII-RhgF-mtDM) . Another 20 or so were warned away from the Taipei 101 fireworks area after being electronically tracked. ---
**Author:** ![deepshelter](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@deepshelter](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/deepshelter)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/777 "2022-01-09T12:00:24Z")
THANK YOU!! I think I figured it out. It took roughly two week and a half weeks for us to hit double digits (I believe) and close everything. We are on the first week and already 11 cases… I think you’re right about about Friday. Then again holiday starts soon so I hope they hold off… I’m trying to stay calm and not assume things but I know how Taiwan wants zero cases ugh… I seriously would leave for awhile and come back next year if it wasn’t for the fact I just signed a new apartment lease. ---
**Author:** ![Deca](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Deca](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Deca)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/778 "2022-01-09T12:04:34Z")
> [@gareth186](#): > > Taiwanese spend half their lives worrying about things that might never happen. Nobody worries about a PRC invasion though. ---
**Author:** ![topofan](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@topofan](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/topofan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/779 "2022-01-09T12:15:59Z")
Haha yeah people never worry about really important things, but deny their possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Deca](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Deca](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Deca)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/780 "2022-01-09T12:17:53Z")
> [@DonR](#): > > I have lots of kids Well done for helping out with the abysmal Taiwanese birth rate at least. ---
**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, 12:18pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/781 "2022-01-09T12:18:01Z")
> [@deepshelter](#): > > I seriously would leave for awhile and come back next year I dunno, it depends what you do. I missed restaurants. Needing to provide food for both of us, with my wife working from home, was a pain: way too many UberPanda meals. But cycling and walking - both unaffected - and swimming are the main leisure reasons I leave the apartment, so for me at least it wasn’t a huge deal. Main impact was I missed the once-a-week trip to a nicer Taipei City restaurant. Distance teaching required a lot more work (or a lot more time to get the same work done), but fortunately classes are almost finished for the semester. If you’ve got kids, yeah, it must suck a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![deepshelter](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@deepshelter](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/deepshelter)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287/782 "2022-01-09T12:25:07Z")
> [@Deca](#): > > > [@DonR](#): > > > > I have lots of kids > > Well done for helping out with the abysmal Taiwanese birth rate at least. It always cracks me up when I see him post because he has my dad’s name. Is that you dad??? 😂 > [@lostinasia](#): > > If you’ve got kids, yeah, it must suck a lot more. I think it is mainly because I am single and no kids (lots of pets) that it’s depressing me out again. Even though last time we still came into work just to work online. At least my own classes start in about a week. Plus I can start cycling again. 😕 [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287.md?page=36) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/coronavirus-taiwan-developments-jan-2022/215287.md?page=38)