2021/04/26 17:59 Syringe being inserted into AstraZeneca vaccine vial. Syringe being inserted into AstraZeneca vaccine vial. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) With 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine shots administered worldwide as of Saturday (April 24), Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday (April 26) announced that it would start a pilot program in May that will allow people arriving in Taiwan from overseas to cut their mandatory quarantine down to seven days. During a press conference on Monday, Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced that it will launch a pilot program in May allowing COVID-vaccinated people to shorten their mandatory quarantine from 14 days to seven days. However, openings will be limited and applicants must meet four criteria to be eligible:
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2021/04/26 17:11 CECC head Chen Shih-chung. CECC head Chen Shih-chung. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday (April 26) announced two imported coronavirus cases and two new cases from the China Airlines cargo pilot cluster. Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced all four cases at a press conference on Monday. The imported cases include fishery workers who arrived on a ship from the Philippines. According to Chen, case No. 1,103 is a Burmese man in his 40, while case No. 1,104 is a Chinese man in his 40s. Both of the men were aboard the same ship that had sailed to Taiwan from the Philippines.