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nCovID-19 in Taiwan 
According to New York Times (2023-2-23), Taiwan's death rate (deaths per 100,000) still ranks world No.1, "cases per 100,000" ranks world No.2  (next to Nauru).   But Taiwanese government said at 2023-2-6 that the pandemic of third wave started from middle Dec. 2022, the number of deaths and the curve is relatively smooth;  Taiwanese government said (2023-2-17) the pandemic is ending.

New York Times,  Feb. 23, 2023  12:12pm
Taiwan's death rate still ranks world No.1
nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html

world rank country cases per 100,000 14 days changed deaths per 100,000
1 Taiwan 67 -34% 0.25
6 Australia 10 -16 0.11
7 Japan 14 -54 0.10
23 NZ 24 -7 0.06
31 Hong Kong - - 0.04
35 S. Korea 20 -26 0.03
64 Malaysia <1 -14 <0.01
about 170 Singapore 0 -100 -
about 200 China - -100 -
world No. 66 Thailand,  No. 67 UAE,  No. 68 Indonesia,  71 Pakistan,  72 India,  80  Bangladesh,  127 Cambodia,  133 Laos,   147 Macao

 

 According to New York Times (2023-2-6), Taiwan's CovID-19 death rate (deaths per 100,000) ranks world's No.1, Taiwan's cases per 100,000 ranks world's No.1.

 

New York Times,  Feb. 6, 2023
nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html

world rank country Asia's rank deaths per 100,000 Fully Vaccinated
1 Taiwan 1 0.26 87%
2 Finland   0.26 79
3 Sweden   0.23 74
4 Bermuda   0.22 75
5 Latvia   0.21 68
6 Japan 2 0.21 82
12 Australia 3 0.12 85
29 S. Korea 4 0.05 86
35 China 5 0.03 91
49 Macau 6 0.02 100
62 Philippines 7 0.01 68
71 NZ 8 <0.01 84

 

New York Times,  Feb. 6, 2023
nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html

world rank country cases per 100,000 14 days changed deaths daily average deaths per 100,000
1 Taiwan 111 +39% 63 0.26
4 Japan 32 -55 262.6 0.21
5 S.Korea 29 -43 27.7 0.05
7 NZ 23 - 0.3 <0.01
11 Australia 12 -23 30.4 0.12
19 Singapore 8 +26 0.1 <0.01
  China 1 -79 468.3 0.03
  world 3 -34% 2187 0.03

 

New York Times,  2023-2-16 News briefing
CovID death per 100,000 people since 2020

Australia Taiwan S. Korea Indonesia Japan New Zealand Singapore China (official count)
74 70 65 59 55 50 30 6
China's official toll includes only infected people who died in hospitals

 

 

     

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ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccine-booster-doses-per-capita?country=SGP~OWID_WRL~TWN~KOR~HKG~JPN~AUS~CHN~FIN~SWE~BMU

COVID-19 vaccine boosters administered per 100 people  till Feb 4, 2023

Total number of vaccine booster doses administered, divided by the total population of the country. Booster doses are doses administered beyond those prescribed by the original vaccination protocol.

 

 Japan ( 138+  ) > Taiwan( 100+) > Sweden (93+) > HK (92+)>  S. Korea>  Singapore> Finland (77+) > Australia (75+)> China (68+) > Nermuda

 


New York Times (2022-11-15), Taiwan's CovID-19 deaths per 100,000 ranks last among Asia'S main countries. According to New York Times (2022-10-25), Taiwan's CovID-19 cases per 100,000 and deaths per 100,000 both are the worst among Asia'S main countries.

WSWS.org, 2022-12-1: In the past week alone, ... placing Taiwan in the top ten in the world for cases per million people. It also currently has the second-highest deaths per million. Total overall cases stand at 8,313,366 with 14,334 deaths, most occurring since April. wsws.org/en/articles/2022/12/01/bqmc-d01.html 

The China Times, editorial (2022-11-23):  Taiwan's CovID-19 case-fatality rate (確診致死率) in recent two weeks ranks world No.3, such a bad record lasts at least two weeks. chinatimes.com/opinion/20221123004522-262101?chdtv

The China Times (2022-10-26): Taiwan's confirmed cases per 1000,000 in last 7 days ranks world last.  (chinatimes.com/opinion/20221025005192-262101?chdtv)
 

New York Times, 2022-11-15
Coronavirus World Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak   
nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html

Taiwan's CovID-19 deaths per 100,000 ranks last among Asia'S main countries

country/region Death daily per100,000 Deaths daily avg.
Taiwan 0.24 56.9
Hong Kong 0.13 10
New Zealand 0.1 5.1
S Korea 0.09 45.1
Japan 0.06 69.7
Australia 0.06 14.3
Malaysia 0.03 8.9
Indonesia 0.02 41.4
Philippines 0.02 17.4
Singapore 0.02 0.9
Thailand <0.01 6
India <0.01 4
Saudi Arabia <0.01 2.1
Bangladesh <0.01 0.4
Sri Lanka <0.01 0.3
Pakistan <0.01 0.3
Mongolia <0.01 0.1
Myanmar <0.01 0
UAE - 0
Qatar - 0
Nepal - 0
Laos - 0
Cambodia - 0
Vietnam - 0
China - 0
Macau - 0

New York Times, 2022-10-25
Coronavirus World Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak   
nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html
Taiwan's CovID-19 cases per 100,000 and deaths per 100,000 both are the worst among Asia'S main countries
 

country/region cases daily avg. per100,000 Deaths daily avg. Deaths per100,000
World 364,848 5 1,488.9 0.02
Taiwan 36,863 155 61.9 0.26
Singapore 5,941 104 1.7 0.03
Hong Kong 5,438 73 8.3 0.11
New Zealand 3,260 66 4.4 0.09
S Korea 23,025 45 16.9 0.03
Japan 34,409 27 57.3 0.05
Australia 4634 18 12.9 0.05
Qatar 471 17 0.1 <0.01
Malaysia 1932 6 3 <0.01
UAE 282 3 0.1 <0.01
Philippines 1541 1 37.9 0.04
Indonesia 2201 <1 18.6 <0.01
Saudi Arabia 228 <1 1.9 <0.01
Mongolia 21 <1 0 -
Vietnam 593 <1 0.4 <0.01
Thailand 374 <1 5.7 <0.01
Myanmar 195 <1 0.9 <0.01
Laos 12 <1 0 -
India 1760 <1 9.5 <0.01
Bangladesh 176 <1 1.0 <0.01
China 844 <1 0 -
SriLanka 9 <1 0.6 <0.01

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Global comparison: where are confirmed CovID-19 deaths increasing most rapidly?
How long does it take the number of total  confirmed deaths to double
Oxford University , ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths   2022-10-8

Asian country days to double deaths Asian country days to double deaths
Taiwan  106  Sri Lanka 405
New Zealand 110    Philippines 412
Australia 149 Cambodia 426
S Korea 196  Myanmar 431
 HK 204  Indonesia 441  
 Japan  225 Bangladesh 462
 Laos 278   India 511
Singapore 292 China 955
Vietnam 349  Asia 481
Thai 374     world 527
 Mongolia 380    
Malaysia 397    
1. Micronesia   38 days, 2 Marshall Island 51 days, 3 Macau 85 days, Taiwan ranks world No.4 

 

new CovID-19 cases per 1M
Oxford University , ourworldindata.org/covid-cases    2022-10-8

country new cases per 1M country new cases per 1M
Taiwan 1.88K Philippines 19.8
Singapore 840.28  Vietnam  9.93
HK 500.82 Thai  8.85
S Korea  453.83  India  1.94
NZ 277.1   China 0.66  
 Japan  265.1 Sri Lanka 0.49  
Australia 202.5  Cambodia 0.31
Malaysia 48.27  Macau  0
Mongolia 24.15    
Asia  26.62 , N America  71, Taiwan ranks world No.3, No.1 Micronesia  10.16K, No.2 Saint Helena   8.06K

nChina Times editorial, 2022-10-8: The average number of confirmed CovID cases (7-day average) ranks world No.3 , and the number of new CovID cases per 100,000
people ranks world No.1.  Taiwan's epidemic prevention work has changed from a so-called model student to an international joke. 
chinatimes.com/opinion/20221007004493-262101?chdtv
nChina Times, editorial, 2022-10-6: Over the past two years, the feelings of the public have changed from pride to doubt, depression and even numbness.
 
chinatimes.com/opinion/20221006004593-262101?chdtv

 

  
Global comparison
: where are confirmed CovID-19 deaths increasing most rapidly?
How long does it take the number of total  confirmed deaths to double
  Oxford University , ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths   2022-10-8


Taiwan scores the worst in Asia & Pacific, the 4th worst worldwide

country in Asia days to double deaths country in Asia days to double deaths
Taiwan  106  Sri Lanka 405
NZ 110    Philippines 412
Australia 149 Cambodia 426
S Korea 196  Myanmar 431
 HK 204  Indonesia 441  
 Japan  225 Bangladesh 462
 Laos 278   India 511
Singapore 292 China 中國大陸 955
Vietnam 349  Asia 亞洲 481
Thai 374     world 世界 527
 Mongolia 380    
Malaysia 397    
1. Micronesia   38 days, 2 Marshall Island 51 days, 3 Macau 85 days, Taiwan ranks world No.4 
 

new CovID-19 cases per 1M  
  Oxford University , ourworldindata.org/covid-cases    2022-10-8

 Taiwan scores 3rd worst worldwide

country new cases per 1M country new cases per 1M
Taiwan 1.88K Philippines 19.8
Singapore 840.28  Vietnam  9.93
HK 500.82 Thai  8.85
S Korea  453.83  India  1.94
NZ 277.1   China 0.66  
 Japan  265.1 Sri Lanka 0.49  
Australia 202.5  Cambodia 0.31
Malaysia 48.27  Macau  0
Mongolia 24.15    
Asia  26.62 , N America  71, Taiwan ranks world No.3, No.1 Micronesia  10.16K, No.2 Saint Helena   8.06K
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Statista, 2022-7-27: Coronavirus (COVID-19)  CovID death rate
  
in countries with confirmed deaths and over 1,000 reported cases
as of April 26, 2022, by country
comparisons among main Asian countries

statista.com/statistics/1105914/coronavirus-death-rates-worldwide/
 Taiwan ranks world No. 143

countries World ranks cases in last 7 days Death Rate
NZ Cook Islands No.1 526 0.02
Bhutan No.2 3317 0.03
New Zealand No.5 45748 0.07
Singapore No.8 16728 0.11
Australia No.9 247199 0.12
S Korea No.11 426645 0.13
Qatar No.19 546 0.19
Mongolia No.24 196 0.24
UAE No.26 1459 0.26
Israel No.26 21334 0.26
Laos No.34 4515 0.36
Japan No.38 244929 0.38
Vietnam No.42 82453 0.41
Thailand No.71 110385 0.6
China No.74 179114 0.6
Malaysia No.93 31317 0.8
Lebanon No.105 651 0.9
Saudi Arabia No.125 678 1.2
India No.128 12503 1.21
Nepal No.129 78 1.22
Taiwan No.143 23976 1.39
 
nChina Times editorial, 2022-10-6:  Taiwan's epidemic prevention center is reluctant to decompile because it can take related materials by expropriation methods to avoid 
procurement law& regulations. Masks, nucleic acids, vaccines, medicines, almost every item shows traces of corruption, but all are "legal corruption" (對防疫物資利用徵用手段,
避開採購法規。幾乎每一項都能看出貪瀆的痕跡,但都拿指揮中心沒辦法,因為每一項都是合法貪瀆。).

 

nSCMP, 2022-10-1:  Taiwan eases some of world’s oldest quarantine rules, , but analysts say testing remains a 'deterrent to travel'...The weekly cap on arrivals will "hamper a full-fledged recovery" in Taiwanmsn.com/en-xl/travel/other/as-taiwan-eases-some-of-world-e2-80-99s-oldest-quarantine-rules-remaining-curbs-and-concerns-see-airlines-lament-e2-80-98half-step-forward-e2-80-99/ar-AA12tLJi

nNational Post , 2022-9-28Taiwan has tracked thousands of quarantining people at a time using their cell phones and even now still requires travellers to purchase
 a SIM card with a local number.
msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/good-culture-how-taiwan-avoided-pushback-to-stringent-covid-rules/ar-AA12mb7x

nUnited Daily, 2022-9-17:  It's so sad ! the government ignores what they should do, resulting in more than 5 million confirmed CovID cases, and more than 10,000 deaths (including those with adverse reactions to vaccines). Wu (吳子嘉) publicly stated that the price difference between the purchase of vaccines and Guo's payments (