LAD Bible
Date: 31 October 2020
By: Jess Hardiman

Taiwan has just marked its 200th consecutive day without a locally-transmitted case of coronavirus, highlighting its successful approach to keeping the virus under control as cases continue to rise elsewhere.

According to The Guardian, the country's Centre for Disease Control last reported a domestic case on 12 April – now 202 days ago.

As of Thursday, it has also recorded just 553 cases since the pandemic first broke out, with 55 of these being local transmissions. The country has also seven deaths, which, while tragic, is a minute figure compared to other nations.

Peter Collignon, an infectious disease physician and professor at the Australian National University Medical School, told CNN: "Taiwan is the only major country that has so far been able to keep community transmission of Covid eliminated."    [FULL  STORY]