Commentators in Taiwan have noted that Taiwan's record in preventing SARS has been disappointing. The public has lacked awareness and self-discipline, and the government had no experience dealing with an outbreak of this magnitude.
台灣輿論也指出，過去兩個月台灣的防疫成績確實令人失望，除了人民警覺及自制不足，政府也缺乏應付這類新型傳染病的經驗。