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

Cooper J. Galvin; Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li; Shwetambara Malwade; Shabbir Syed-Abdul

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Sep 2020)

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

Cooper J. Galvin,
Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li,
Shwetambara Malwade,
Shabbir Syed-Abdul

Affiliations

Cooper J. Galvin: Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li: Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; International Center for Health Information Technology (ICHIT), College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Shwetambara Malwade: International Center for Health Information Technology (ICHIT), College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Shabbir Syed-Abdul: Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; International Center for Health Information Technology (ICHIT), College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author at: Taipei Medical University, 15F, No. 172-1, Sec. 2, Keelung Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei, Taiwan.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 98
pp. 18 – 20

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Most 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.

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1201-9712 (Print); 1878-3511 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-infectious-diseases/

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