Hong Kong media: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged coexistence with the virus, Chen Shizhong also relaxed, and Taiwan was about to lie flat

　　The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan released the "2022 Business Climate Survey" yesterday, and the satisfaction of chamber members with the control of the epidemic by the Taiwan authorities has decreased by 18% compared with last year, and 91% of members believe that the authorities should gradually relax border control measures. Shi Licheng, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan, said that it is necessary to learn to strike a balance between zero clearance and coexistence, and not to affect the development of the general direction of the economy because of epidemic prevention.

　　Before the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan announced the investigation, Taiwan's epidemic prevention commander Chen Shizhong said on the 18th that coexistence with the virus is under the circumstances of controllability, so make such preparations, and everyone must be so psychologically prepared. Two days earlier, Chen Jianren, former deputy leader of Taiwan, said that the world's high vaccine coverage countries (or regions) at this stage are emphasizing "coexistence with the virus", no longer pursuing "zero diagnosis", everyone should not be afraid of "coexistence with the virus", almost no virus in history can be completely eliminated, the future of the new crown pneumonia virus will be "influenza".

　　The new crown pneumonia Omiljung variant virus was introduced to Taiwan from Taoyuan Airport in early January, and in just half a month, the confirmed cases soared to 130 cases, and the epidemic situation was severe, of which flights from the United States to Taiwan kept bringing imported cases in large quantities. In the "2022 Business Climate Survey" released by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan yesterday, the vast majority of members demanded that border control measures be relaxed, which is actually urging Taiwan to coexist with the virus. Coupled with the fact that the tone of the epidemic prevention officials has changed, Taiwan is about to "lie flat."

　　The tone of Taiwan's epidemic prevention officials has changed, which may reflect that the epidemic situation has become too serious to stop, and the authorities are ready to give up all efforts to stop it. An editorial on the 19th of The China Times called on the authorities and society not to give up zero lightly, pointing out that Taiwan is in the initial stage of the epidemic, and the number of cases may increase in an equal proportion, and finally blossom everywhere like Europe and the United States. The editorial believes that there is still a chance to block the epidemic, so it is necessary to block it with all its might.

　　The transmission rate of Omikejong is alarming, and the previous outbreak caused by Delta in Singapore has slowed down, but since December last year, the number of people infected with the Omiljung variant virus has continued to rise, and 1448 people have been confirmed on the 18th, and the peak of the epidemic may occur around the Spring Festival. More than 40,000 people were confirmed in Japan on the 19th, setting a new record for the number of confirmed cases in a single day in the country. If Taiwan's epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic are "lying flat", what are the consequences, look at Europe and the United States, and then look at Japan and Singapore, you will know the answer.

Source: Hong Kong China Commentary Network