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South Korea's model – relying on rapid testing availability, safe COVID-19 medical facilities and a government-run contact tracing system – helps avoid an authoritarian approach of shutting down an entire city as we have seen in China. A forced lockdown has democratic and human consequences of restricting individual freedom and stockpiling. It may have lasting consequences in the post-COVID-19 world such as the abuse of political power and the threat to freedom through intrusive surveillance.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/04/how-south-korea-used-technology-flatten-coronavirus-curve/164804/?oref=defenseone_today_nl</ref>
South Korea's model – relying on rapid testing availability, safe COVID-19 medical facilities and a government-run contact tracing system – helps avoid an authoritarian approach of shutting down an entire city as we have seen in China. A forced lockdown has democratic and human consequences of restricting individual freedom and stockpiling. It may have lasting consequences in the post-COVID-19 world such as the abuse of political power and the threat to freedom through intrusive surveillance.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/04/how-south-korea-used-technology-flatten-coronavirus-curve/164804/?oref=defenseone_today_nl</ref>
==Singapore==
By October 2021, [[Singapore]] had an 85% double vaccination rate and was reporting 3,000 covid infections daily.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/singapore-seeing-massive-new-cases-despite-being-over-85-vaccinated/</ref>
==Taiwan==
==Taiwan==