Putting the ‘spike’ in perspectiveBy Ian Inkster 音雅恩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. In other words, even within low-COVID-19 East Asia, Taiwan remains the tall one standing. The first is the low level of vaccinations in East Asia. The third clear danger is the partial knowledge of what composes the new spike in Taiwan, especially the virulence of the type of virus. Of course, Taiwan has already banned arrivals from India, but the exact variant distribution within the new spike remains to be verified.

Source: Taipei Times May 21, 2021 16:07 UTC