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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

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

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 Taiwan。msn.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 , 2022-9-28: Taiwan 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 (