2020/12/18 14:45 Nurses swab patients during testing for COVID-19. Nurses swab patients during testing for COVID-19. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday (Dec. 18) announced two new cases of Wuhan coronavirus imported from the U.S. During a press conference on Friday, CECC Spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) announced two imported COVID-19 infections, raising Taiwan s total to 759. The latest cases are both Taiwanese women who recently returned from the U.S. Each had submitted negative results of tests taken within three days of their flight, and each was sent directly to an epidemic hotel upon arrival in Taiwan.
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2020/12/17 15:08 (Facebook, kasvasballet photo) (Facebook, kasvasballet photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Thursday (Dec. 17) announced that four out of the eight new cases of Wuhan coronavirus are members of the Moscow Ballet dance troupe originally scheduled to perform this week. During a press conference on Thursday afternoon, health minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced eight new imported coronavirus cases, raising the total number of cases in Taiwan to 757. The latest include four Russians, two Taiwanese, one American, and one Indonesian. Each had submitted negative results of tests taken within three days of their flight, and each was sent directly to an epidemic hotel upon arrival in Taiwan.
2020/12/15 16:06 Developing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Developing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan’s two largest airlines said Tuesday (Dec. 15) they have made all the necessary preparations to fly coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines over to the nation. Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said there might be an agreement within two weeks about the import of vaccines, while it denied media reports that the country has already ordered 10,000 doses of vaccine from Oxford-AstraZeneca and also concluded an agreement to buy Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. According to the Liberty Times, the CECC has entrusted EVA Air with converting cargo planes to add more refrigerated space to transport liquids, though its main competitor, China Airlines (CAL), also emphasized its ability to bring over the long-awaited vaccines. However, CECC officials denied they had
2020/12/15 14:48 (NIA photo) (NIA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Tuesday (Dec. 15) announced two new cases of Wuhan coronavirus imported from the Philippines and Indonesia. During a press conference on Tuesday, CECC Spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) announced two imported COVID-19 infections, raising Taiwan s total to 742. The latest cases include a female Filipino migrant worker in her 30s (Case No. 742) and a male Indonesian migrant worker in his 30s (Case No. 743). Chuang said that prior to flying to Taiwan on Nov. 30, both of them had submitted negative results of tests taken within three days of their flight, and each was sent directly to a quarantine hotel upon arrival in the country. Neither person has reported experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus since arriving in Taiwan.