Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Taiwan on Tuesday reported 542 domestic COVID-19 cases, two new imported ones, and six deaths, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Permits for importing migrant workers to Taiwan extended
05/25/2021 06:14 PM
CNA file photo
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Permits that allow Taiwanese employers to hire migrant workers will be automatically extended three months in the wake of the entry ban on foreign nationals into Taiwan, labor authorities said in a statement Tuesday.
The three-month extension applies to permits that would otherwise expire from May 19 to June 30, the statement said.
Under this provision, a permit that would have expired on May 25 will now remain valid until August 25 without an employer needing to file an extension application, according to the Workforce Development Agency.
The decision will benefit around 8,500 employers in Taiwan, the statement said.
Taiwan reports 542 new domestic COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths (update)
05/25/2021 05:14 PM
A testing site set up by Yunlin Christian Hospital in Chanhua County. CNA photo May 25, 2021
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Taiwan on Tuesday reported 542 domestic COVID-19 cases, two new imported ones, and six deaths, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Of the domestic cases, 281 were newly confirmed cases and 261 were from a backlog of confirmed test results over the past several days, the CECC said.
The 542 domestic cases included 243 in New Taipei and 204 in Taipei. Taoyuan reported 21 cases, Kaohsiung and Changhua each reported 13 cases and Tainan and Taichung both reported 10.
Yilan reported eight cases, Pingtung and Hsinchu City each reported four cases, while Kaohsiung had three and Taitung, Nantou and Miaoli each had two cases.
Latest batch of AZ vaccine to be available Friday: CECC
05/25/2021 12:10 PM
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Taipei, May 25 (CNA) The latest batch of AstraZeneca vaccine doses received in Taiwan last week could be available to the public starting this Friday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday, as the country continues to battle a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Taiwan received 410,400 doses of the AZ vaccine on May 19, and safety checks should be completed Wednesday afternoon, according to Deputy Interior Minister Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥), who serves as deputy head of the CECC.
Once they are certified, the vaccines can be distributed for use across the country starting Thursday and be administered to people as soon as Friday, Chen said.
COVID-19: Taiwan Taxi delivering food amid soaring demand
VEHICLES DISINFECTED: The taxi company’s 22,000 drivers joined Global Express couriers to deliver large food orders from hotels and high-end restaurants
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Taiwan Taxi (台灣大車隊) drivers have begun delivering food amid soaring demand for takeout food after the Central Epidemic Command Center raised the COVID-19 warning to level 3 on Wednesday last week.
The nation’s largest taxi operator made the announcement after local government officials in Taipei and other areas have banned restaurants, street food vendors, beverage shops and breakfast stores including those in night markets and food courts of shopping malls from offering dine-in services.