It certainly may.
In this particular case the mask and temperature control made no difference. It seems
I agree that local governments will take drastic measures once cases spread. The publicās stance is still largely āZero-Covidā.
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Until itās not contained, I imagine.
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Not so fast.
The temperature check, yes was not helpful.
The mask, however, may have reduced the transmission of viral load. That matters.
Guy
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Larry Logic weighing in with a zinger 
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I know.
Iām dreading the lockdown again.
Doubly so because every day I will be thinking how unneeded it is.
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Iām not saying they donāt. But an outbreak could still begin with someone wearing a mask and following all the rules.
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My dad was telling me yesterday that given current trends, next week may be a sharp increase in domestic cases. He thinks 100 domestic cases is likely. What are your thoughts?
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How can it be ensured that only āmilderā Omicron spreads? We sure donāt want Delta in Taiwan.
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Got me kicked out of a 7-11 
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Even odds Iād say by end of next week.
5, 8, 16, 24, 34, 60, 40, 80, 112
Sure, quite possible.
Omicron is becoming the worldās most dominant form.
Delta, I agreeādonāt want that. But Omicron has overtook Delta everywhere. Its the most dominant variant in the US, so odds are, the travelers getting caught at the airport have Omicron rather than Delta.
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I think that if we get something like 80 domestic Omicron cases per day, local governments will start implementing lockdowns.
Iām not even sure if fever is a common symptom these days, so yeah, I suspect those are dumb hygiene theatre.
But maybe without the mask itād be twenty or thirty cases, not ājustā three.
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Has Taiwan still got the same tier system? Or has it been updated for Omicron?
There are some on the Taiwan subreddit (reddit.com/r/taiwan) who claim that itās not close to a lockdown. However, the number of KNOWN clusters does not necessarily reflect the number of ACTUAL clusters.
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As far as I know, the tier system remains in place and the criteria has not been revised.
That needs urgently changing. Like, wonāt the tier only drop down if case numbers drop down to the level below?
Weāll be waiting a year for that to happen with Omicron ā¦
I really hope the government understands that Omicron is safe and there is zero need whatsoever to lockdown at all. Iād feel much more confident if they said a statement āno lockdownā but thereās more chance of me shitting a golden nugget.
My employer has already cancelled this yearās Weiya. It was originally scheduled for January 15. Iām actually fine with the cancellation as I have a gut feeling my manager will terminate me at the end of this Chinese year (end of Jan. 2022).
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