A Society Needs To Trust in Science, Not Politicians
"Taiwan, a society where he said there was strong trust in science and respect for medical professionals."
That's why they have the least cases and deaths due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus, along with Vietnam, in the world. They started implementing safety measure as early as December, when they started seeing what was happening in China.
I was actually alerted by Smart Traveler enrolment Program from the travel.state.gov in the middle of March that most of the borders were closing down, and I had to get on a plane back to the US as soon as possible, and yet I decided to stay here because I knew I'd be much safer here. For the most, I felt Asia was the place to be during the pandemic. They've been through SARS and survived. In addition, seeing President Donald Trump downplaying the dangers up ahead, I felt that the US was on its way to a catastrophe. And it happened.