COVID-19 preventive measures showing an unintended decline in infectious diseases in Taiwan

Highlights • A pandemic situation may increase public awareness to take necessary precautions. • Taiwan government encouraged the use of face-masks, sanitizers and following social-distancing as a part of prevention during COVID-19 outbreak. • This response may have contributed to a decline in other infectious diseases.
Many communicable diseases may have contact, airborne, and/or droplets transmission. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, Taiwan government implemented the use of masks and sanitizer and other prevention measures, like social distancing for prevention. This public response may have likely contributed significantly to the decline in the outbreak of other infectious diseases.