A Taiwanese University’s Initiatives for COVID-19 Prevention: Implications for Teachers and Students

Jeffrey Hugh Gamble

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2020.28.004594

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has offered both researchers and the general public a great deal of information, ranging from “fake”...

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A Taiwanese University’s Initiatives for COVID-19 PreventionCitation: Jeffrey Hugh Gamble. A Taiwanese University’s Initiatives for COVID-19 Prevention: Implications for Teachers and Students. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 28(1)2020. BJSTR. MS.ID.004594. Keywords: Taiwan; COVID-19; Pandemic Prevention Measures; University Initiatives; Teachers; Students Abbreviations: CDC: Centers for Disease Control; CECC: Central Epidemic Command Center; protective equipment (PPE): Personal Protective Equipment; short message service (SMS): Short Message Service; integrated circuit (IC): Integrated Circuit; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR): Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction; MOE: Ministry of Education
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has offered both researchers and the general public a great deal of information, ranging from “fake” and sometimes dangerous news, largely shared on social media, to open access to peer-reviewed academic studies and datasets
The first case was confirmed in Taiwan on January 21, 2020, with Taiwan implementing increasingly broad travel restrictions from known COVID-19 hotspots starting in January which, in addition to self-quarantine measures and citizens’ observed behavioral changes in terms of limiting social interactions and mobility within the community, are believed to have impacted the effectiveness of Taiwan’s containment measures [3]

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A Taiwanese University’s Initiatives for COVID-19 Prevention

Citation: Jeffrey Hugh Gamble. A Taiwanese University’s Initiatives for COVID-19 Prevention: Implications for Teachers and Students. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 28(1)2020. BJSTR. MS.ID.004594. Keywords: Taiwan; COVID-19; Pandemic Prevention Measures; University Initiatives; Teachers; Students Abbreviations: CDC: Centers for Disease Control; CECC: Central Epidemic Command Center; PPE: Personal Protective Equipment; SMS: Short Message Service; IC: Integrated Circuit; RT-PCR: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction; MOE: Ministry of Education

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