How to Safely Reopen Colleges and Universities During COVID-19: Experiences From Taiwan

Reopening colleges and universities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a special challenge worldwide. At the start of the pandemic, Taiwan took proactive steps to contain the virus and implemented 124 action items in 5 weeks, resulting in only 446 confirmed cases, 7 deaths, and no domestic case for 67 consecutive days as of 18 June 2020. To accomplish this, the Taiwanese government adopted the strategy of strict border control and containment in the crucial first 3 months of the pandemic.