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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen greets the Taoyuan municipal government’s Epidemic Prevention and Disinfection Brigade and the 33rd Chemical Corps of the Sixth Army Corps, Feb. 1, 2021
Credit: Office of the President, ROC (Taiwan)
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Taiwan remains one of the world’s preeminent success stories in warding off the coronavirus pandemic – the island has recorded less than 1,000 total cases and just nine deaths. That doesn’t mean officials have any plans to neglect the threat of COVID-19 ahead of the country’s biggest annual holiday.
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said this week it would institute crowd control measures at national scenic areas during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.
2021/02/03 14:48 Health worker takes nasal swab sample for coronavirus test in Denpasar, Bali on Feb. 2, 2021. Health worker takes nasal swab sample for coronavirus test in Denpasar, Bali on Feb. 2, 2021. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Wednesday (Feb. 3) confirmed two new imported cases of the Wuhan coronavirus. On Wednesday, health minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced two new imported coronavirus cases, raising the total number of cases in Taiwan to 917. The latest infections are both Indonesian men who came to work in the fishing industry. Each had submitted a negative test result taken within three days of his flight, and each was sent directly to a quarantine hotel upon arrival in Taiwan. Neither experienced symptoms of the virus during their quarantines.
2021/02/01 14:58 Japanese offer prayers for New Year at Kanda Myojin Shrine on first business day of year, in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Japanese offer prayers for New Year at Kanda Myojin Shrine on first business day of year, in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday (Feb. 1) confirmed one new imported case of the Wuhan coronavirus. On Monday, health minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced one new imported coronavirus case, raising the total number of cases in Taiwan to 912. The latest infection is a Taiwanese man who recently returned from Japan and had seven negative tests in a row before testing positive for the virus for a second time.
2021/01/29 14:33 Health worker checks temperature of elderly patient at emergency entrance of Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. Health worker checks temperature of elderly patient at emergency entrance of Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday (Jan. 29) confirmed four new imported cases of the Wuhan coronavirus. On Friday, health minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced four new imported COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in Taiwan to 899. The latest infections include three Filipino migrant workers and a Taiwanese citizen who recently returned from South Africa. Each had submitted the negative result of a test taken within three days of their flight, and each was sent directly to their residence upon arrival in Taiwan.