Taiwan, hailed for its gold standard Covid strategy, now faces 'potential for lots of deaths'

The numbers could push Taiwan closer to Hong Kong, which has seen more than 9,300 - largely elderly - deaths for its 7.3m population, rather than nearby South Korea, which recently weathered more than 600,000 cases a day by getting booster shots to more than 90 per cent of those aged 60 and above. While fatalities have so far remained low, experts warn that true figures are being masked by a time lag of two to four weeks. An alarming analysis last month in Taiwan's Commonwealth Magazine estimated that some 22,000 senior citizens could die if vaccination rates did not…