While most of the world continues to be shut down during the pandemic, in Taiwan, it's a different story. Their physical distancing measures are strict but, by and large, Taiwanese society continues to function, as businesses and schools remain open.

The tiny island state off the coast of China currently has less than 500 confirmed cases and deaths are in the single digits due to COVID-19, making it one of the best case scenarios in the world. Taiwan's coronavirus approach is one of the most aggressive in the world—early testing, months before a pandemic was declared, strict quarantining measures and most controversially, using data to track its citizens and suspected cases.

Adrian Cheung talks to Nick Zarowny, a Canadian who's lived in Taiwan for 20 years, for a view of what life is like for many residents. That's followed by an interview with Dr. Jason Wang of Stanford University School of Medicine, who has published a paper on the aggressive approach Taiwan has taken—and whether we could take those same measures in Canada and around the world.

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