The management of a research vessel has been accused of flouting government regulations by letting the ship sail out to sea amid a COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan.
However, the management said the vessel had departed before the nationwide COVID-19 alert was raised to level 3.
The Chinese-language Apple Online yesterday reported that the crew of the R/V Legend (勵進), managed by the Kaohsiung-based Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI), insisted on setting sail even as the managements of three other research vessels had canceled voyages, leading to concerns that a cluster infection could break out onboard.
The vessel returned to Tainan’s Port
Taipei, May 26 (CNA) Roughly 50,000 police officers and firefighters in Taiwan are among the top three priority groups of individuals eligible to receive government-funded COVID-19 vaccine and should get vaccinated as soon as possible, Deputy Interior Minister Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) said Wednesday.
Golden Melody Awards ceremony postponed due to COVID-19
05/26/2021 05:56 PM
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Taipei, May 26 (CNA) The star-studded Golden Melody Awards ceremony, Taiwan s equivalent of the Grammys, which was scheduled to be held June 26, will be postponed, the Ministry of Culture announced Wednesday, amid severe domestic COVID-19 transmissions in Taiwan.
The postponement follows a government announcement Tuesday that Taiwan s nationwide Level 3 alert for COVID-19 has been extended to June 14 in response to the worse outbreak the country is facing.
The ministry said in a statement that considering the recent surge in new local COVID-19 infections, it decided to postpone the ceremony after discussions with the management team of the event.