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2021/04/03 15:46 People wearing face masks walk on a pedestrian crossing in Jakarta, Indonesia. People wearing face masks walk on a pedestrian crossing in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Three Filipinas and three Indonesian men were confirmed as Taiwan s latest coronavirus cases on Saturday (April 3), bringing the country s total infections to 1,045, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). All six of the new cases had come to Taiwan for work, and all tested positive for the coronavirus after completing their 14-day mandatory quarantine. None of them have shown any symptoms since their arrival. The three Filipinas, who are in their 20s and 30s, presented proof of a negative COVID test issued within three days of their flight to Taiwan in mid-March. After their quarantine period had ended, they underwent a COVID test at their own expense Thursday (April 1) an
CECC reports six imported cases
COVAX VACCINES EXPECTED: A batch of 199,200 doses of the AstraZeneca jab, sent from Amsterdam, would arrive today, the minister of health and welfare said
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday confirmed six imported cases of COVID-19 and one new case of a non-serious adverse event after a COVID-19 vaccination.
Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is CECC spokesperson, said that three of the imported cases are Philippine migrant workers, who are in their 20s or 30s.
One of them arrived in Taiwan on March 10 and tested negative after finishing quarantine on Tuesday last week, but tested positive in a paid test on Thursday, Chuang said.
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Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung. CNA photo April 3, 2021
Taipei, April 3 (CNA) The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines allocated to Taiwan through the global vaccine sharing program COVAX will be delivered Sunday, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Saturday.
The 199,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are being shipped from Amsterdam on a China Airlines flight, which is scheduled to land at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Sunday morning, Chen said during a Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) press briefing in Taipei.
Chen, who heads the CECC, said 1.02 million doses of AstraZeneca have been allocated to Taiwan through COVAX, and delivery was scheduled to start in February but was delayed.