Furloughed worker numbers up slightly amid raised COVID-19 alert
05/24/2021 02:51 PM
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Taipei, May 24 (CNA) The number of furloughed workers in Taiwan increased only slightly in the past week, although the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has raised the COVID-19 alert to Level 3 in response to a spike in domestically transmitted cases, according to data released by the Ministry of Labor on Monday.
The data showed that the number of employees who agreed with their employers to take unpaid leave hit 3,925, up 38 from the figure of 3,887 released on May 17.
The data also indicated that the number of companies carrying out unpaid leave programs also rose to 414, up 11 from 403 a week earlier.
Experts suggest extending Level 3 COVID-19 alert: CECC head
05/24/2021 05:36 PM
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Taipei, May 24 (CNA) Local experts have suggested that Taiwan s Level 3 COVID-19 alert be extended rather than allowed to expire Friday given that domestic transmission of the disease remains severe, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), however, has not made a final decision on the issue, said Chen, who also heads the CECC.
The Level 3 alert was originally announced on May 19 and set to last until May 28.
Chen commented on the issue after Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) publicly called on the CECC to maintain the Level 3 alert across Taiwan for another two weeks after the initial May 28 expiry date.
2021/05/24 12:46 (AP photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Sunday (May 23) that 270 COVID-19 cases have been categorized as severe, with 66 on ventilators. At a press conference, CECC advisor Chang Shan-chwen (張上淳) said 2,795 cases had been reported in Taiwan between May 15 and May 23. Of these, 270, or 9.7 percent, have severe pneumonia or are close to respiratory failure, with 66 requiring ventilators. Among those patients aged 60 and over, 18 percent are seriously ill. Chang pointed out that previously, when most of Taiwan s cases were imported, they were mainly young students or middle-aged Taiwanese businessmen. However, since community transmission has taken hold, 37 percent of local cases are 60 or older and often have chronic diseases or underlying conditions, making severe symptoms more common than in the past, Chang said.
60-year-old man dies before test finds him COVID-positive
05/24/2021 04:24 PM
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Taipei, May 24 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday confirmed six people had died of COVID-19 over the last few days, including one man in his 60s whose death was reported before a test for COVID-19 was conducted on him with the result coming back positive.
The man had visited Wanhua District in Taipei, the epicenter of the recent surge in domestically transmitted coronavirus cases, CECC commander and Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said at a press briefing.
The CECC had not yet found any medical treatment records involving the man, who died on May 22 and the death led to the health authorities to conduct a COVID-19 test, which came back positive on May 23, Chen said.
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