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Life in Fiji and Taiwan has

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gone back to normal.

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Both countries have managed to stop

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the spread of coronavirus.

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Here's how they did it.

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Taiwan has a similar population size

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to Australia, but is much more

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densely populated and closer to

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China.

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The country learnt hard lessons from

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SARSS, so this time they implemented

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a huge testing and contact tracing

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program early on.

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Taiwan's response to COVID-19,

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has been among the most successful

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in the world.

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On January 20, the country