Taiwan’s pandemic confidence called on to face new crisis

Until very recently, Taiwan had one of the world’s most successful COVID-19 strategies. That success came to an end in mid-May after a daily trickle of local cases surged to triple-digit figures, resulting in an increase of more than 8,000 local cases in 19 days, as of June 2.

Although the outbreak is serious enough to warrant a level three alert, which mandates masks outdoors, closes schools, and bans indoor dining, it is not the only problem to threaten Taiwan.