Zoë Hyde 7日在推特貼出台灣的確診數量圖,從圖中可以看到,在5、6月時是高峰期,但到了7月數量卻大幅下降,讓Zoë Hyde說,「在幾個月前,台灣正面臨新冠疫情大規模爆發,但他們從未放棄過零確診的目標,今天,僅有10例本地病例。」
貼文發出後有網友回應,「台灣幹得好!但重要的是這不是Delta變種病毒」,對此Zoë Hyde回應,「沒錯,是alpha變種病毒,但台灣是世界上人口最稠密的國家之一,所以這仍然是一個非常了不起的成就。」台灣的防疫成果讓Zoë Hyde大讚了不起。
A couple of months ago, Taiwan faced a major outbreak of COVID-19. But they never gave up on the goal of #ZeroCOVID.
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) August 7, 2021
Today, the country reported only 10 local cases. https://t.co/3WlZ7QhjKz pic.twitter.com/x575EI6O8o
不過就有網友挖出Zoë Hyde曾在5月30日於推特上發文,指出「台灣曾是防疫的成功案例,如今卻面臨大規模的社區傳染」,還說台灣因為太自滿,「讓航空人員隔離期縮短,停止了對新冠病毒的積極篩檢,因為他們認為自己是安全的。」
Once a success story, Taiwan is now facing substantial community transmission.
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) May 30, 2021
The country unfortunately became complacent. Quarantine was shortened for airline crew, and they stopped aggressively testing for COVID-19, because they thought they were safe.pic.twitter.com/wVCsD8s2jl