A couple of weeks ago Singapore was being used as an example of how the virus was going to be a major pandemic. That’s because Singapore was diligent in finding every infection possible, and they had a sudden spike in cases. Now that diligence and testing is paying off.
You mentioned Taiwan as one of
the places most successful in containing Covid-19. First, note that all 3 places you mentioned, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore are ethnically Chinese.
So, what accounts for different Chinese places having relatively different success rates?
Here is an FR thread explaining how a relatively free Taiwan handled the outbreak better than China...
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3820041/posts