Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Why Asian Countries Are Beating COVID-19 While US Struggles Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, TAIWAN - In Malaysia, like much of the world, coronavirus infections began rocketing in early March and eventually topped 8,800. By early June daily caseloads had fallen to around 10 to 20 and they've never resurged. Coronavirus infections in the United States also began a steep climb in early March but instead of falling in June surged upwards to some of the country's worst ever.