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Taiwan confirms four new imported COVID-19 cases
04/22/2021 05:00 PM
CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang. CNA photo April 22, 2021
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Taiwan on Thursday confirmed four new imported cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of cases in the country to 1,086, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
One of the new cases is a Kazakhstani woman in her 30s who came to work in Taiwan and developed a cough and difficulty breathing during quarantine, CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said at a press briefing in Taipei.
She was tested for COVID-19 by the local health authorities and her results came back positive on Thursday, Chuang said.
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Some 1,732 people in Taiwan who were not on the COVID-19 vaccine priority list received their first shots Wednesday, at the start of an open self-paid program, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Thursday.
Man develops facial palsy after vaccination
By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported the nation’s first case of a person developing facial palsy after receiving an AstraZeneca jab against COVID-19 on Wednesday.
It was not a self-paid vaccine and the clinic where the man received the shot is closely following the case, said Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC spokesman.
Citing insurance data, Chuang said that the rate of facial palsy occurring in individuals aged 18 to 49 was 55.31 per 100,000 per year.
Academia Sinica President James Liao speaks at a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Education and Culture Committee yesterday.
2021/04/22 19:35 (Marina Bay Sands image) (Marina Bay Sands image) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Following the success of the Taiwan to Palau travel bubble, the Tourism Bureau announced on Thursday (April 22) that it is actively negotiating with Vietnam, Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore on setting up similar travel bubbles. On Thursday morning, Tourism Bureau Director-General Chang Hsi-chung (張錫聰) said that tourism representatives from Asia-Pacific destinations Taiwanese frequent, including Vietnam, Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore, came to Taiwan this week, reported BCC. Chang said that the six countries and states are actively negotiating the establishment of new tourism bubbles with Taiwan and will discuss the loosening of epidemic prevention regulations with the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).