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2021/04/15 13:15 Hsinchu Mayor Lin Chih-chien (center) receives his first shot of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on April 12. Hsinchu Mayor Lin Chih-chien (center) receives his first shot of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on April 12. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan on Wednesday (April 14) expanded COVID-19 vaccine access to the fourth priority group, which includes diplomats, staff members of foreign representative offices and their family members, and athletes who need to travel abroad. As the Taiwanese public continues to show a lack of interest in receiving the vaccine, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced Wednesday that eligibility for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be expanded to include approximately 5,000 people who need to travel abroad for special reasons.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung speaks at a press conference on Wednesday. (Screengrab from the CECC livestream)
TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) reported five new imported COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the tally to 1,067.
According to the CECC, the new cases are from the Philippines, Russia, England and Canada.Â
Case 1064 is a Filipino migrant worker in her twenties who traveled to Taiwan on March 31 for work.
She submitted negative test results taken within three days of boarding and was tested again on April 13 when her quarantine period ended in Taiwan.
Her infection was confirmed today; however, as she had not been in contact with anyone during quarantine, no possible contacts have been listed, the CECC said.
2021/04/14 17:29 Train accident in Hualien killed 49 passengers and injured more than 200. Train accident in Hualien killed 49 passengers and injured more than 200. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Taiwanese government has dismissed speculation that it will use public donations for the victims of a tragic train accident in Hualien County earlier this month and their families to cover state compensation. On April 2, the first day of Taiwan s Tomb Sweeping Festival, a Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) express train derailed near the Daqingshui Tunnel in Hualien County after hitting a crane truck that had slid down from a nearby construction site. A total of 49 passengers were killed, and more than 200 suffered minor to moderate injuries.
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Millions raised for Taiwan s train accident victims and survivors
A third of the total amount would go towards financing the everyday needs of the 49 victims families.ST PHOTO: KATHERINE WEI
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