2021/04/15 14:43 Muslim women perform prayer called tarawih during first evening of Ramadan, at Al Mashun Great Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesi. Muslim women perform prayer called tarawih during first evening of Ramadan, at Al Mashun Great Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Thursday (April 15) confirmed one COVID-19 infection imported from Indonesia. During a press conference on Thursday, CECC Spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) announced one infection, the country s 1,068th. The latest case is a Taiwanese minor who recently returned from Indonesia, bringing Taiwan s total number of imported cases to 952. Chuang said that case No. 1,069 is a Taiwanese girl under the age of five who had been living in Indonesia for an extended period of time. On March 21, she began to experience a cough a
Palau President Whipps welcomes eased travel bubble rules
04/14/2021 09:31 PM
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. speaks during an interview with CNA on Wednesday.
Taipei, April 14 (CNA) Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. said Wednesday that he welcomed Taiwan s decision to ease the COVID-19 prevention regulations for Taiwanese returning home after visits to his country.
He was referring to an announcement by Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) earlier in the day that Taiwanese returning from Palau under the travel bubble arrangement will only have to follow self-health management protocols for 14 days.
The protocols include wearing a mask at all times outside their homes, checking their temperatures twice per day, and avoiding dining out and joining large gatherings, but they are allowed to take public transportation, according to the CECC.
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2021/04/06 14:48 Man wearing face mask seen in front of Great Pyramids of Giza after it reopened for tourist visits. (Reuters photo) Man wearing face mask seen in front of Great Pyramids of Giza after it reopened for tourist visits. (Reuters photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Tuesday (April 6) confirmed two COVID-19 infections imported from Egypt. During a press conference on Tuesday, CECC Spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) announced two imported infections, raising the country s total to 1,050. The latest cases are two Taiwanese males who traveled to Egypt together, bringing Taiwan s total number of imported cases to 934. Each had submitted negative results of a test taken within three days of their flight and was sent directly to a quarantine center upon arrival in Taiwan.