• Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Sep 2020

    COVID-19 preventive measures showing an unintended decline in infectious diseases in Taiwan.

    • Cooper J Galvin, Li Yu-Chuan Jack YJ Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; International Cent, Shwetambara Malwade, and Shabbir Syed-Abdul.
    • Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: coopgalvin@gmail.com.
    • Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2020 Sep 1; 98: 18-20.

    AbstractMost 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.Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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