TAIPEI, 7 May 2021: Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Centre
(CECC) reported that Covid-19 infections remained severe in Laos, and cases
rose rapidly in recent weeks across the country.
Laos successfully prevented Covid-19 from spilling over from
neighbours Cambodia, China, Myanmar,
Vietnam and Thailand for more than a year, ducking repeated infection waves.
However, that changed after 22 April, when cumulative cases stood at 60 but
quickly climbed to 1,072 by 4 May.
In response, the CECC raised the alert on Laos, moving it
from its list of medium-risk countries, effective since 5 May, to the highest
level three.
The CECC also reported that local cases in Bhutan continued
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Taiwan, largely spared from the global coronavirus pandemic since it began last year, is grappling with a small but still uncontained outbreak that appeared last month.
Since April 20, Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center has confirmed infections of 10 pilots working for the Taiwan-based international carrier China Airlines and eight relatives of pilots. At the Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport hotel, which is next to the island’s chief international airport, four employees, three of their family members and a hotel contractor have been diagnosed since April 29.
On Tuesday, the command center reported two new COVID-19 cases, both airline employees.
Taiwan, Largely Spared Since 2020, Now Fighting Small COVID Cluster
Voice of America
05 May 2021, 00:06 GMT+10
TAIPEI - Taiwan, largely spared from the global coronavirus pandemic since it began last year, is grappling with a small but still uncontained outbreak that appeared last month.
Since April 20, Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center has confirmed infections of 10 pilots working for the Taiwan-based international carrier China Airlines and eight relatives of pilots. At the Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport hotel, which is next to the island s chief international airport, four employees, three of their family members and a hotel contractor have been diagnosed since April 29.
Why I flew home to Taiwan at the height of the pandemic I was homesick, but wanted to see how the country kept its death toll so low. While traveling from Los Angeles to Taiwan, I wore a coverall isolation gown, two masks, a face shield and gloves to protect against COVID-19. Photo by: Annie Wei May 4 “Hey, what do you think? Is it too much?” I asked. “Hah,” scoffed my roommate, seeing my oversized coverall isolation gown, two masks, a face shield and gloves. “Well, I mean, you don’t need to care what others think. You’re just protecting yourself.”
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