Asian trio of Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore keep COVID near zero

Strict quarantines and testing stamp out local transmission

Masked Taiwanese were able to take part in a New Year's celebration as the island kept the coronavirus at bay with rigorous testing. © Reuters

TAKASHI NAKANO and YU NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writersJanuary 6, 2021 06:13 JST | Taiwan

SINGAPORE/TAIPEI -- Last month, Taiwan saw its first local infection in roughly eight months, bringing total local transmissions to 56.

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