Asia Times: Taiwan braces for worst yet Covid-19 outbreak
Island was seen as a global role model for containing the disease but a new spike in cases is now spreading far and wide
A sudden Covid-19 resurgence in Taiwan threatens to spiral into a crisis, catching the self-ruled island off guard at a time post-pandemic optimism and complacency had taken hold.
Until now the island had been hailed as a Covid containment model after it largely eradicated the disease with nearly no community spread about one year ago.
Taiwan logged a new daily high of 333 local infections on today (May 17), a rise from Sunday’s tally of 206. The uptrend is stirring trepidation as only 29 cases were recorded on Friday.
Although the island’s total caseload still stands at a remarkably modest 2,017, there are rising fears of worse to come as new highly contagious variants including from the UK and India start to spread throughout the region.
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