Taiwan bars entry to non-nationals after COVID-19 spike sparks
The temporary suspension will be imposed from May 19 to June 18.
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Taiwan says it is banning the entry of non-nationals without a resident permit and the transit of international airport passengers.
The ban came after reporting a new daily record of 333 locally transmitted Coronavirus cases.
The temporary suspension will be imposed from May 19 to June 18, Health Minister Chen Shih-Chung told a news conference on Monday.
Monday’s number of locally transmitted cases is a sharp jump from Sunday’s previous record daily high of 206, prompting fresh concern about the trajectory of Taiwan’s outbreak.
Taipei, New Taipei civil servants allowed flexible hours, remote work
05/17/2021 02:49 PM
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Reduced number of commuters are seen during the morning rush hour in Taipei on Monday. CNA photo May 17, 2021
Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Civil servants in Taipei and New Taipei can now work more flexible hours or work from home, the two city governments said Monday, as they stepped up their efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 amid a rise in locally transmitted cases in the two municipalities.
According to Lin Chin-hui (林錦慧), deputy commissioner of the Taipei City government Personnel Department, 28 government offices in Wanhua District, the center of the epidemic outbreak in Taipei, started Monday to disperse their civil servants to work at different locations.
How did Covid slip through Taiwan’s ‘gold standard’ defences? Helen Davidson in Taipei
A worsening coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan has raised urgent questions about how the virus slipped past Taiwan’s “gold standard” defences, and if the country can quickly return to a zero-Covid life.
In 2020, the island state of 24 million people was producing extraordinary numbers: fewer than 1,000 cases, about 90% of them detected in recent arrivals, zero infection leaks from quarantine, a death toll of 12, and 253 days without a single local case.
On Friday, the numbers turned when health authorities reported 29 local cases, followed by 180 on Saturday, 206 on Sunday, and 333 on Monday. Most are in the north, with large clusters in Taipei city and New Taipei city, where testing stations have reported 10% positivity rates. About 91% of Taiwan’s total local caseload has come in the past four days.
Last modified on Mon 17 May 2021 06.13 EDT
A worsening coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan has raised urgent questions about how the virus slipped past Taiwanâs âgold standardâ defences, and if the country can quickly return to a zero-Covid life.
In 2020, the island state of 24 million people was producing extraordinary numbers: fewer than 1,000 cases, about 90% of them detected in recent arrivals, zero infection leaks from quarantine, a death toll of 12, and 253 days without a single local case.
On Friday, the numbers turned when health authorities reported 29 local cases, followed by 180 on Saturday, 206 on Sunday, and 333 on Monday. Most are in the north, with large clusters in Taipei city and New Taipei city, where testing stations have reported 10% positivity rates. About 91% of Taiwanâs total local caseload has come in the past four days.
Taiwan bars entry to non-nationals after Covid spike
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Taiwan bans eating on public transportation. Image Source: IANS News
Taipei, May 17 : Taiwan is banning the entry of non-nationals without a resident permit and the transit of international airport passengers, after reporting a new daily record of 333 locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Monday.
The temporary suspension will be imposed from Wednesday to June 18, dpa news agency quoted the Minister as saying at a news conference here.
Monday s number of locally transmitted cases is a sharp jump from Sunday s previous record daily high of 206, prompting fresh concern about the trajectory of Taiwan s outbreak.