Virus Outbreak: Increase testing, tracing, academics sayRISKS REMAIN: A National Taiwan University vice dean said that before Taiwan can reopen, it must expand testing on at-risk groups and design a contact tracing appBy Lee I-chia / Staff ReporterNational Taiwan University College of Public Health staff yesterday said that Taiwan should increase its COVID-19 testing capacity and implement a digital tracking system before relaxing border control measures. A graph showing COVID-19 infection rate data for New York State is pictured at a news conference held by National Taiwan University College of Public Health in Taipei yesterday. Iceland has the highest testing rate for COVID-19 in the world, with relatively few confirmed cases and deaths, he said. Only health authorities would have access to the data, as user information is anonymized and would be deleted after 21 days, he said. He said that Taiwan should also launch an official digital tracking system, as reopening national borders would increase the risk of imported cases of COVID-19.

Source: Taipei Times May 18, 2020 15:56 UTC