MOI calls on religious groups to cancel large events
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) yesterday announced new guidelines for large-scale gatherings, asking religious groups to suspend large events, while delaying the start of alternative military service amid rising cases of COVID-19.
Notifications have been sent to major temples and religious groups, asking them to postpone or cancel scheduled festivals and pilgrimage events, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) said.
Ministry staff are communicating with most religious organizations, Chen said, adding that given a rise in COVID-19 cases, it recommends suspending or postponing events with large crowds and outdoor pilgrimage activities, and for indoor functions to be held remotely online.
President Tsai Ing-wen. CNA photo May 13, 2021
Taipei, May 13 (CNA) A locally-developed COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be available in late July, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Thursday during a press event held after she presided over a national security meeting. The phase two clinical trials of Taiwan-made vaccines are nearing completion. We expect the first vaccine to be ready in late July, she said at the event, which was broadcast live on the Presidential Office s webpage.
Tsai said she has directed the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to prepare for mass vaccination and encouraged the public to get the Taiwan-made vaccine.
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Indonesian Migrant Workers Placement to Resume after Covid-19 Cases Drop: Minister
Jakarta: The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower intends to reopen the placement program for Indonesian migrant workers, particularly to Taiwan, once the number of covid-19 cases declines in Indonesia and at the placement destination.
The government is very serious and continues to put in its best efforts to stem the spread of covid-19. Alhamdulillah (Thank God), on May 9, the number continues to decline to 3,922 new covid-19 cases. If we are able to continue to lower this number, then the placement of migrant workers in Taiwan can soon be reopened, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah stated in Jakarta, Tuesday.