The unemployment rate last month edged down 0.03 percentage points to 3.64 percent, the lowest in 21 months, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported on Tuesday. While fallout from an increase in the number of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases has yet to be reflected in the employment data, the job market will show the impact if the virus situation continues to worsen.
Taiwan is facing its biggest COVID-19 challenge since the start of the pandemic early last year. With the Central Epidemic Command Center raising the COVID-19 alert to level 3 for the whole nation and extending the
Taipei, May 30 (CNA) Taiwan on Sunday reported 355 new COVID-19 cases, all domestic infections, and 10 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The Taiwanese medical authorities reported 355 new local cases of Covid-19 and 11 deaths on Sunday, as a pro-Beijing school said a mainland-based organisation had offered to send it millions of vaccines. However, any donations still need to be approved by the Taiwanese authorities and many island residents may be reluctant to accept them given the widespread distrust of the Beijing authorities. The 355 new infections included 266 new local cases.
Taipei, May 30 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday that the Taiwan government has signed contracts with two domestic companies to purchase a total of 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses.
REAL-TIME SYSTEM: The number of backlogged cases has been falling over the past few days and should be cleared this week, the Minister of Health and Welfare saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter