First flight of Taiwan-Palau ‘travel bubble’ takes off
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with CNA and AFP
Taiwan and Palau yesterday launched what is being billed as the Asia-Pacific region’s first COVID-19 “travel bubble,” as the diplomatic allies seek to kick-start their battered tourist industries after successfully keeping infections at bay.
Excited Taiwanese tourists arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, checking in five hours before their afternoon flight so that they could be tested for COVID-19.
All tested negative for the virus before their departure, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said, adding that the flight carried 123 passengers, 23 of whom were members of a diplomatic delegation from Palau.
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CECC confirms six new imported COVID-19 cases
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported six new imported cases of COVID-19.
Among them was a Paraguayan man who on March 3 traveled from Paraguay to Taiwan, via Brazil and Dubai, to study, the center said.
He was tested twice while in quarantine at a government center, and both results come back negative, it said.
Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang presents the latest data on the COVID-19 pandemic in Taipei yesterday.
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However, the result of a third test he took at a hospital on Monday came back positive, although the result of a fourth test taken the next day was negative, the center said.