Matching claim “big fines if breaking quarantine”?99, and common public-space temperature-screening – and similar strategies should be implemented by Other countries such as USA and European countries.
Relevant arguments
Contained well ?67% ?93 ?28 Ability to implement ?26 ?73 ?46 Early critisism ?7 ?14 ?13
Taiwan has contained the virus well ?67% ?93 ?28
- In comparison to
- Hong Kong ?84% ?62, China ?77 ?18, South Korea ?69 ?86 and Singapore ?74 ?66
- Relevant Sources
- Business Insider ?63% ?89 ?23
- claiming “Taiwan has only 77 coronavirus cases. Its response to the crisis shows that swift action and widespread healthcare can prevent an outbreak.
- Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-taiwan-case-study-rapid-response-containment-2020-3
- Wired ?34% ?94 ?43
- claiming “Taiwan Is Beating the Coronavirus” and also “The nation of Taiwan had recorded 100 cases of Covid-19, a remarkably low number given the island’s proximity to China”
- Source: https://www.wired.com/story/taiwan-is-beating-the-coronavirus-can-the-us-do-the-same
- Stuff.co.nz ?3% ?14 ?13
- “Taiwan initially faced criticism for not testing enough”
- ?93% No link to original Source
- Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120449256/coronavirus-can-new-zealand-follow-taiwan-singapore-and-hong-kong-in-containing-the-spread
- Comment on choosing metrics
- ?13 because no link to original Source
- “Taiwan initially faced criticism for not testing enough”
- Business Insider ?63% ?89 ?23
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Reasoning for metrics
- High Relevance because should replicate if strategy is good, and
- High Agreement from the Claim 34 because strategy is good
- Low Certainty because unsure if other Countries can replicate
- It has high implementability in
- USA ?84% ?62, Italy ?77 ?18, UK ?69 ?86 and Australia ?74 ?66
- Stuff.co.nz ?3% ?14 ?13
- “Taiwan initially faced criticism for not testing enough”
- ?93% No link to original Source
- Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120449256/coronavirus-can-new-zealand-follow-taiwan-singapore-and-hong-kong-in-containing-the-spread
- Comment on choosing metrics
- ?13 because no link to original Source
- “Taiwan initially faced criticism for not testing enough”
- Factors for (dis-)agreement ?
- Should replicate if strategy is good
- Other countries should have ability to replicate the strategy
- Given the lack of testing (87% certain true), the amount of cases in USA is extremely uncertain Highly certain
- Given (prev=true) few prevention-actions has been taken by USA that is a contributing factor (37%) to the theory that USA currently has a Silent Epidemic 37% certain. If true big implications .
- Claim: By end of last week, ca 450 tests had been done in comparison to ex. South Korea which’ve done 109,591 tests
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Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/.
- Reliable: 96%
- Reference from source used:
- USA tests: 456. South Korea: 109,591 tests. March 2. Today is Mar 6 2020. Last week ended 1 Mar. Accuracy is voted 96% by Erik Allberg.
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Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/.