China and Taiwan were among the only places to still follow a zero covid policy. But now it seems Taiwan is moving away from that. People who test positive can now isolate at home. Taiwan's health Minister said that they're going to coexist with the virus. If anything, this is a recognition of two things how impossibly hard it is to stop Omicron. It stop variants from spreading, but also how much milder omicron is on average, especially for a highly vaccinated and boosted population. China, however, still has some of its biggest cities, including shanghai, under strict lockdowns. The new york Times reports this shift in covid approach. Maybe Taiwan's attempt to paint a contrast with the Chinese government. You know, in a way they may be trying to show how they're balancing public health and safety with personal freedoms and human rights. That's at a time when stories of abandoned Children and sick people unable to access their medicines in china abound.

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