PEOPLE ARE
SIMPLY TRYING
SO HARD TO
REMAIN [IN]
THEIR NORMAL
ROUTINE.”
—Lam Yik Fei,
photographer
A torrent of rush
hour scooters flows off
a bridge into Taipei,
bringing commuters
from nearby Sanchong
to the capital. The
Alpha variant of SARS-
CoV-2 caused a wave of
cases from May to July,
striking fear in many,
but Taiwan was able to
tamp down new cases
thanks in part to strict
quarantine policies and
thorough contact trac-
ing. The total case rate
is more than 190 times
lower in Taiwan than in
the United States.JULY 19 TIGHT RESTRICTIONS TURN THE TIDE
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