2021/04/21 15:35 Castle in Slovakia s capital, Bratislava. (Wikicommons, Suicasmo photo) Castle in Slovakia s capital, Bratislava. (Wikicommons, Suicasmo photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Wednesday (April 21) announced four new COVID-19 infections from Slovakia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. At a press conference on Wednesday, Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced four new cases of COVID-19, raising the country s total to 1,082. The latest cases include one Taiwanese, one Indonesian, and two Filipinos. Each had submitted the negative result of a coronavirus test taken within three days of their flight, and each was sent directly to their residence, an epidemic prevention hotel, or quarantine center upon arrival in Taiwan.
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Taiwan to expand COVID-19 vaccination to police officers, care workers
04/21/2021 05:50 PM
CNA photo April 21, 2021
Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Taiwan s COVID-19 vaccination program will be expanded, with effect from Friday, to include law enforcement personnel as well as residents and staff at long-term care facilities, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday.
Specifically, eligibility will be open to roughly 50,000 police officers and military police in Taiwan, as well as the 200,000 residents and staff at long-term care facilities and workers in correctional facilities, the CECC said.
As long as an individual qualifies and holds residency in Taiwan, they will be able to get a shot, meaning that migrant workers will also be included, the CECC said.
File photo of CECC spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang speaking at a press conference. (Photo courtesy of the CECC via NOWnews)
TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) reported two new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the tally to 1,078, though the source of infection is yet unknown.Â
According to the CECC, the two new cases are a Taiwanese man in his fifties and another in his sixties. Both are crew members of a cargo plane.
They, along with another crew member traveled to the U.S. on April 14 and was checked into a quarantine hotel upon arrival at the insistence of their employers.