RE: You don’t need a lockdown if you can stop the virus getting in in the first place
Is Taiwan TOTALLY CLOSED from the rest of the world? No flights coming in from anywhere?
Mandatory quarantine on entering. Negative test required to get out of quarantine and ‘into’ taiwan at large.
(last I heard).
And they masked up extensively initially.
“IS Taiwan closed to the rest of the world??
Taiwan
Taiwan has begun to reopen its borders to foreign nationals - they must apply for a special entry permit before traveling.
Entry restrictions
Taiwan has begun to reopen its borders to foreign nationals, provided they are traveling for reasons other than tourism or to visit friends. All visa waivers have been suspended, so travelers must apply for a special entry permit with a Taiwan representative office overseas before traveling.
Travelers who already hold a valid Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) or Alien Permanent Resident Certificate (APRC) do not require a visa to enter Taiwan.
Entry requirements
Foreign nationals must have a medical certificate in English with a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure to Taiwan.
Travelers must complete and submit a “Quarantine System for Entry Form” before departure.
The following visitors may be exempted from negative COVID-19 test: personnel on diplomatic or official business, migrant workers, students, those coming to Taiwan for emergency situations, and crewmembers on vessels arriving in Taiwan.
Passengers arriving from the Philippines are subject to medical screening on arrival.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are subject to a 14-day home quarantine.
During the quarantine period, the individual is to stay home (or at the designated location) and may not use public transportation or leave Taiwan. Travelers may be asked to install a local SIM card if they do not already have one. Mobile phone location monitoring will be used as part of the quarantine management process by local authorities. Short-term business travelers may apply for a shortened period of home quarantine.
Transiting rules
Foreign passengers, including people from Hong Kong and Macau, are now allowed to transit through Taoyuan International Airport. Holders of People’s Republic of China (PRC) passports will not be permitted to transit in Taiwan. Those transiting will need to board connecting flights of the same airline company they fly in on. Transits must last less than 8 hours. Transit passengers who need to wait for more than one hour will remain separate from other passengers and stay in a separate area. For more information on Taiwan’s travel restriction policy, see here.
Per your question: Taiwan is currently testing everyone who flies in. Mandatory 2 week quarantine for everyone coming in.
My wife is there now. She has been there since February when she went over to visit her sick father. Her return tickets was cancelled by AA. There is no safe way to fly home currently.
People in Taiwan exhibit personal responsibility. They have a habit of wearing masks because of the pollution coming across in the winds from china. Since my wife is from there I have spent a lot of time in Taiwan. It is amazing to see a culture where people actually care for one another.
Not only mask wearing is practiced. If you enter a larger store you walk through a mist of disinfectant and are given hand sanitizer. They have crews that randomly take peoples temp on the streets. Robots do this in larger cities.Social distancing is not possible due to population density.
People have stated this is because it is a communist country. Far from the truth. Very little crime in Taiwan because the government does their job and the penalties are severe.
One more statement. If you were found to have Covid they were fitted with an ankle bracelet and quarantined. Tough law but it worked. $40,000 US fine if you broke quarantine.
No taking a daughter to a High School dance when infected like here.