Full marks for low infection rate, limited impact on economy: NLI Research Institute
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/07/22
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Disinfecting a tourist area in Taitung (CNA photo)
The NLI Research Institute found that in both the domain of healthcare and the economy, Taiwan’s response to the outbreak has been exemplary, Liberty Times reported.
The study gave points to the countries surveyed according to the rates of infection, expansion of infection and death, as well as the pandemic’s impact on the economy, with the highest number of points going to the best performers. Taiwan ended up at the top, with 180 points out of the possible maximum of 200.
The island nation received the maximum of 10 points for its infection rate of 0.2 per 10,000 residents, for its infection expansion rate, and for its success in limiting the impact of the pandemic on its Gross Domestic Product. [FULL STORY]
