SCMP | How a Reddit-like forum helped Taiwan prepare early for Covid-19

Written By Masha Borak

Covid-19 has taken more than 130,000 lives around the world, but Taiwan has managed to keep infections low. (Picture: Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

Taiwan’s 25-year-old forum PTT helped limit the spread of the coronavirus

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

In the early hours of December 31st, Luo Yi-jun couldn’t sleep. So he browsed Taiwan’s Reddit-like forum, PTT.

Masha Borak
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