Taiwan’s health minister last Tuesday said the island could see 1,000 local Covid cases a day by the end of the month.
It hit that level just three days later, and must now choose between living with the virus like New Zealand or sticking with elimination strategies like in Hong Kong.
A strategy of border controls, mask mandates and contact tracing stamped out multiple outbreaks, allowing chip factories to drive exports and growth, pushing the jobless rate to a 21-year low. Many residents embraced the safety of the island’s bubble, but businesses want borders to open up. Some 91 percent of American Chamber of Commerce members say it’s “very important” to gradually reopen borders and reduce travel curbs.
In contrast, China is sticking with Covid Zero and lockdowns, despite public anger and damage to the economy. Hong Kong kept border curbs even as tens of thousands of daily cases overwhelmed its testing, tracing and isolation strategy. And though a poll has shown residents feel less threatened by the Omicron variant than by Delta, many are nervous about opening up—and they’ll vote in island-wide elections for powerful mayoralties in November.
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