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Published on: August 27, 2019
COVID-19 preventive measures showing an unintended decline in infectious diseases in Taiwan
Cooper J Galvin1, Yu-Chuan Jack Li2, Shwetambara Malwade3
1Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Most of the communicable diseases have contact, airborne and/or droplet mode of transsmission. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Taiwan government implemented the use of masks and sanitizer, as well as other preventive measures like social distancing for prevention. This public response likely contributed significantly to the decline in the outbreak of other infectious diseases.
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