PROGRESS: With the help of Taiwan’s Shinkong Wu Ho-su Memorial Hospital, Palau will hopefully have more than 50 percent of its population vaccinated by April 30By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Palau. Photo from facebook.com/officialpva
Taipei, March 7 (CNA) A long-discussed travel bubble between Taiwan and Palau may soon be established, with sources telling CNA that Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. is likely to visit Taiwan in mid-March to announce the initiative.
The travel bubble, which Palau describes as a sterile corridor, would allow travel between the two countries, with arriving passengers on each side subject to fewer restrictions, according to the sources.
Under the program, Taiwan s two major carriers, China Airlines and Eva Airways, will operate six and two round-trip flights per week to Palau, respectively, sources at travel agencies told CNA.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday confirmed that it is mulling a “travel bubble” between Taiwan and Palau.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesperson, said the travel bubble plan has been discussed continuously, and a meeting to conclude the matter would take place in the next few days.
Shinkong Wu Ho-su Memorial Hospital has been supporting medical treatment and COVID-19 testing in Palau, so it understands the situation there well, and there has not been any COVID-19 outbreak in Palau, he said.
A number of plans are being discussed, but the details would
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