Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) Taiwan reported three new imported cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, one from Indonesia and two from the Philippines, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
About 46 percent of the government’s quarantine rooms made available for returning residents were booked on the first day they were open for reservation, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, as it reported three new imported cases of COVID-19.
Tightened quarantine regulations, requiring inbound passengers to be mainly quarantined in hotels and centralized facilities, or “one person per housing unit” if in private housing, are to be implemented from Friday.
The CECC on Wednesday announced that it would make 1,500 to 2,000 centralized quarantine facility rooms available to returning Taiwan residents, as the Lunar New Year holiday nears, and on
Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) About 43 percent of the rooms in government quarantine centers were booked within 12 hours of opening such facilities to all returning Taiwanese and foreign travelers, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Saturday.
Indonesia freezes export of workers to Taiwan, Japan
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Jakarta, Jan. 9 (CNA) Indonesia said Saturday that it has suspended labor export to Taiwan and Japan, in response to their entry ban against Indonesian migrant workers.
The suspension will take effect immediately and will remain in place until further notice, Eva Trisiana, director of Overseas Workers Placement and Protection under Indonesia s Ministry of Manpower, told CNA.
Indonesian workers who are currently filing applications to go to Taiwan and Japan will have to rearrange their schedules, she said, citing a notice issued Thursday to the relevant government agencies by the Ministry of Manpower.
2021/01/08 14:58 Teacher checks students for fever at Lagos State Model School in Lagos, Nigeria. Teacher checks students for fever at Lagos State Model School in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan on Friday (Jan. 8) reported three new Wuhan coronavirus cases imported from Nigeria, Egypt, and the U.S. On Friday, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) Spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) announced three new imported cases of COVID-19, bringing the country s total number to 825. The latest cases include a Taiwanese man, a Taiwanese woman, and an Egyptian girl. The two Taiwanese had submitted negative test results taken within three days of their flight, while the Egyptian girl did not undergo testing until she arrived in Taiwan. All three went directly to quarantine facilities upon arrival.