COVID-19 public health surveillance and response in Taiwan: From containment to mitigation
Wan‐Chin Chen, Angela Huang
Abstract
Taiwan learned from its 2003 SARS experience and established multiple surveillance systems to be able to detect and respond to COVID-19. With the find, test, trace, isolate, and support (FTTIS) strategy, Taiwan was successful in containing SARS-CoV-2 from spreading for two years. During the surge of the Omicron variant in the community, COVID-19 control strategy shifted from containment to mitigation in April 2022, to reduce morbidity and mortality. Lessons learned from COVID-19 response re-emphasizes the importance of having sensitive public health surveillance and linking surveillance with public health actions.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePublic health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Containment (computer programming)Environmental healthPublic health surveillanceMedical emergencyOutbreakVirologyDiseasePathologyComputer scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)Programming languageCOVID-19 Digital Contact TracingCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesData-Driven Disease Surveillance