I've spent the whole pandemic living in Taiwan (and I was here for SARS nearly two decades ago, too). So far it's been seven total Covid-19 deaths here, despite

I've spent the whole pandemic living in Taiwan (and I was here for SARS nearly two decades ago, too). So far it's been seven total Covid-19 deaths here, despite a population on par with that of Australia or Sri Lanka. Some of Fauci's statements about masks and travel restrictions have looked absolutely mad from this vantage point. So have the WHO's statements and the US media coverage of the entire pandemic. It's been really disappointing to see decision after decision that lead people, rightfully, to lose trust in institutions. High trust in institutions is one of the main reasons it's gone so well here. IMO, your comment is false, flamewar-inducing and completely off-topic. We didn't come to this thread wanting to talk about the pandemic and now it's a huge portion of the comments.