Taipei, June 4 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is grateful that the United States will send 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian countries, especially at a time when Taiwan is facing its worst outbreak, Presidential Office spokesperson Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said Friday.
Taipei 101 displays messages to thank Japan for vaccine donation
06/04/2021 08:05 PM
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The Taipei 101 skyscraper on Friday displays 台灣❤️日本 (Taiwan❤️Japan) to thank Japan s donation of COVID-19 vaccine, which arrived earlier that day. CNA photo June 6, 2021
Taipei, June 4 (CNA) The iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper displayed LED messages Friday to thank Japan for donating 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which arrived earlier in the day, to help Taiwan contain the pandemic.
Taipei Financial Center Corp. (TFCC), which owns the landmark Taipei 101, said the intention was to honor the friendship between the two countries and show the gratitude of the Taiwanese people.
A shipment of 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan yesterday arrived in Taiwan, with the flight reportedly accompanied by a US military aircraft, while Washington announced its plan to share vaccine doses with allies, including Taiwan.
It is the largest amount of vaccine doses received by Taiwan in a single shipment, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) told a daily news briefing at the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) in Taipei.
The doses would be effective through Oct. 14, Chen said.
Chen thanked Japan for offering Taiwan timely help, instead of sending the doses to COVAX, the
With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing, Taiwan is facing its most serious challenge since the virus emerged. Although the government has not ordered a lockdown, many people are choosing to stay home and refusing to go out, and railway, MRT and bus stations, shopping centers, night markets and department stores are almost empty. People maintain social distancing when they bring out their garbage and, as a New York Times report said, even at 10pm, Taiwanese wear masks when they go for a walk, run or bike.
Sometimes the opposite is true. In places where wearing a mask and registering
Taipei, June 4 (CNA) Taiwan on Friday reported 474 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 deaths, pushing the total number of cases in the country to over 10,000 since the outbreak began early in 2020, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).