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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people to remain calm, follow official health guidance and not spread fake news. Taiwan Presidential Office handout via Reuters
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TAIPEI, Dec 23 ― Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people today to keep calm after the island confirmed its first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since April 12, as the government announced negative tests so far for the person s contacts.
Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control thanks to early and effective prevention methods and widespread mask wearing, with all new cases for more than the last 250 days being among travellers arriving on the island.
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EVA Airways sacks Kiwi pilot over Covid case
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EVA Air said a meeting of its discipline committee had found the pilot had contravened government regulations. Photo: Shutterstock Taiwan s EVA Airways sacked a New Zealand pilot on Wednesday whom the government has blamed for the island s first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since April 12 because he failed to follow disease prevention rules.
Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control thanks to early and effective prevention methods and widespread use of masks, with all new cases for more than the last 250 days being among travellers arriving on the island.