COVID-19 preventive measures showing an unintended decline in infectious diseases in Taiwan
Cooper J. Galvin, Yu-Chuan Li, Shwetambara Malwade, Shabbir Syed-Abdul
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.
Topics & Concepts
OutbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Social distanceEnvironmental health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Hand sanitizerMedicineGovernment (linguistics)Public healthPandemicGeographyVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePhilosophyNursingPathologyLinguisticsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts