Data revisions leave Taiwan unsure ‘where Covid-19 outbreak is heading’

Bloomberg

Taiwan reported a steady increase in Covid-19 cases, as the government’s decision to revise up past daily totals dented confidence in official data at a time when soft lockdown measures appear to be slowing the rate of new infections.
Health authorities reported more than 600 new cases at the weekend, 287 on Sunday and 353 on May 22, and eight additional deaths. But it was officials’ move to change past daily totals, adding 570 infections that had been subject to testing delays, that garnered the most attention. The revisions sparked debate among Covid watchers, raising questions about the government’s ability to quickly ramp up testing and whether the weekend’s daily totals may also be significantly increased in the coming days. Like many governments, Taiwan opted for a soft lockdown when it faced a Covid-19 outbreak in the hope of avoiding harsher restrictions that would damage the economy.