The president of Taiwan outlined how the state contained the coronavirus spread with less than 400 confirmed cases

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• Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen detailed how the region prepared for the spread of coronavirus, from early travel restrictions and quarantine measures to rationing essential items.
• Tsai wrote an op-ed in Time magazine, writing the state's preparedness stemmed from the "painful lessons" learned from the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s.
• "This success is no coincidence," Tsai wrote. "A combination of efforts by medical professionals, government, private sector and society at large have armored our country's defenses."
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The president of Taiwan penned an op-ed for Time magazine explaining how the state managed its coronavirus outbreak with less than 400 cases.

Despite its proximity to the epicenter of the pandemic in Wuhan, China, Taiwan has only reported about 395 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the coronavirus is ravaging other countries, with more than 2.1 million cases reported globally.

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