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‘CONTAINED’: The CECC is not considering locking down the hospital where the infections were detected, as their source has been found, Chen Shih-chung saidBy Lin Hui-chin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Humanitarian charter flight from Guam arrives in Taiwan 01/11/2021 06:53 PM CNA photo Jan. 11, 2021 Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) A humanitarian charter flight flew to Taiwan on Monday with 47 passengers who either needed medical care or were stranded on the islands of Guam and Saipan because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight, operated by China Airlines, one of Taiwan's largest carriers, landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 5:25 p.m., nearly four hours after it left Guam at 1:30 p.m. (Taipei time). Among the passengers, five Guamanian patients and four of their family members were bei...

Opinion: Learning from the Taiwan Model [Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News Network] Dec. 22—Taiwan’s trailblazing digital minister, Audrey Tang, was the main speaker at the “Kaya Pala! (It Can Be Done)” forum the other week, which focused on lessons from Taiwan’s evident success in containing both the coronavirus pandemic and the disinformation phenomenon, the so-called infodemic. (It was my happy task to serve as forum moderator.)Tang offered a close-up view of Taiwan’s “three pillars in social innovation,” which she summarized as the 3 Fs: Fast, Fair, Fun. She st...

Italy sees nearly 850 more Covid-19 deaths in one day – latest updates 15 Dec 2020 Topics Fast News Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 73.5 million people, causing at least 1.6 million deaths around the world. Here are updates for December 15. People wearing protective masks walk along Via del Babuino in Rome, Italy, December 14, 2020. (Reuters) Tuesday,  Italy reports 846 more fatalities Italy has reported 846 coronavirus-related deaths against 491 the day before, the health ministry said, while the...

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus in downtown Taipei on Nov. 30. (AP Photo) TAIPEI--Taiwan has set a goal to vaccinate 60 percent of its population with a COVID-19 vaccine, or 15 million people, a health official said Tuesday. Taiwan has signed an agreement with COVAX to purchase a COVID-19 vaccine, but is also actively in talks with vaccine companies who have candidates in phase 3 trials for a potential bilateral agreement as well, said Jing-Hui Yang, a deputy director at the Central Epidemic Command Center. COVAX, a global plan to distribute vaccines eq...