Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) raised the COVID-19 alert level for Taipei and New Taipei cities to Level 3 on Saturday, as well as tightened disease control measures islandwide after reporting 180 new domestically-transmitted cases on the same day.
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Disinfection work will be carried out throughout the Presidential Office building after an employee self isolated following COVID-19 concerns, according to a Presidential Office statement on Friday.
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.
COVID-19: KMT councilor adds fire to Chen ‘execution’ row
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Tainan City Councilor Lu Kun-fu (盧崑福) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday sparked further controversy when he echoed remarks by KMT caucus whip Alex Fei (費鴻泰) that Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) should be executed for an increase in domestic COVID-19 cases.
Chen heads the Central Epidemic Command Center.
Lu at a question-and-answer session at the Tainan City Council said that a lapse in disease prevention measures at China Airlines, which has led to a cluster infection, could have been controlled.
However, as the airline’s pilots were allowed a shortened quarantine period of three days and were placed in a hotel with other guests, the local outbreak began, Lu said.
Migrant workers Taiwan placement to resume after COVID-19 cases drop 11th May 2021
Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah monitoring the vaccination process for Ministry workers in Jakarta, Tuesday (4/5/2021). ANTARA/Prisca Triferna/ac. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The 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.