Just when I thought I had had enough of COVID-19 television, there the video link of the interview via CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on his “GPS” screen several days ago from former Taiwanese Vice President Chen Chien-Jen on how the island country in the north and so close to the Philippines overcame the pandemic so effectively. Chen is an epidemiologist trained by Johns Hopkins, but one thing kept an eye out for the bright smile this doctor kept showing, as if everything was pink and even while the rest of the world lamented under the COVID-19 pandemic (except the president of the United States). Donald Trump betting on the flutist in his rah-rah crowd who left his mask at home and amassed last weekend to give scientists a nod and proclaim their invincibility. I think I saw a suicide sect, the global one. But I’m moving away from it. )
Taiwan has a population of approximately 25 million. According to its Central Epidemic Command Center, as of September 14, 4 cases of neinenine have been shown and seven deaths have been reported. 33, 000 deaths.
Where / who is the conductor of the symphony? I’ve seen too many classical music concerts (this year is Beethoven’s 250th) on a cable TV channel committed to classical / opera / jazz / dance, and I’m inspired by how symphony conductors with their commanding music depressing begin and emerge. And with their cheers, hands, and facial expressions, the musicians exude the best tones in unforgettable sounds and melodies.
In the case of the Philippines (and to borrow an Elvis idiom), the director turns out to have left the building.
Taiwan has not opted for mass testing, an obsession of some Filipinos who think this is the way. By contrast, Chen said, Taiwan opted for a “very strict tactile search” and to locate those who may be inflamed and contagious.
We saw him do it stubbornly and without shudtre in the town of Baguio under the direction of Mayor Ben Magalong, a former military man whose style has something to follow.
Taiwan, Chen said, provided a mandatory 14-day quarantine for others who contacted others who tested positive for the virus. A total of another 250,000 people had to be quarantined for the intelligent of Taiwan’s remaining 25 million citizens. “We sacrificed another 250,000 people for 14 days, a small organization of other people, so that others can live normally. “The total blockade isn’t smart, he said.
In doing so, the large implementation of locks was avoided and other people were able to do things as usual. Unlike the Philippines, where businesses stopped and the government had to disburse tons of cash for the poorest. coronavirus or starvation death, or even death from murder if anarchy erupts.
Taiwan has shown mainland China the constant threat of the island nation, that it has what it needs.
Chen, Taiwan’s former vice president, had a touch of political strength but needed no more. He wanted to be a doctor again for his other parents.
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