Quite a lot of mileage is being gained in the Western press with reports of a COVID-19 “spike” in Taiwan over the past few days. None of these outlets seem to think it worthwhile to reflect on the data in any detail. When we do that, things look a lot more reasonable and controllable.
There is certainly no need for citizens or the government to panic; Taiwan’s COVID-19 data, however measured, are the best in the world for a nation of its population size and its manufacturing, trading and income level.
Since the beginning of COVID-19’s presence in Taiwan (20 cases as