Hardly any other country has contained the corona pandemic as rigorously as Taiwan. The man behind the sweeping strategy, Minister of Health Chen Shih-chung, explains the success factors.
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Breathing masks are widely used in Taiwan’s streetscape. But otherwise there are few restrictions in everyday life.
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If there is one face to Taiwan’s highly successful fight against Covid-19, it is that of Chen Shih-chung. Practically every day at 2 p.m., the CDC gives a press conference to inform about the pandemic, and health minister Chen usually does this personally. Since January 2020, the 67-year-old has also been head of the Central Epidemic Command Center – a task force within the CDC with far-reaching powers.
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