The success of Taiwan in controlling the spread of COVID-19 is due to critical, timely, and coordinated general and psychological preventive strategies and measures In the commentary, we describe these crucial experiences and successful interventions relevant in the geriatric population, particularly in people with dementia (PWD) Taiwan has successfully prevented the outbreak of COVID-19 by taking a series of effective measures to control the spread of coronavirus There are several important factors: (1) learning from the past SARS experiences, (2) having a well-functioning national healthcare system and NHCC in preparation for any major outbreak, (3) responding quickly and effectively, with advanced technology and consistent actions from central to local government, (4) transparency in communications and policies (including resource allocation), (5) efficient general and psychological strategies and measures, including regulations on face mask-wearing and punishment of those who break the rule of home isolation/ quarantine (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
How Taiwan prevented the outbreak of COVID-19: A focus on psychological strategies and measures