August 2021

Obstacles Remain for Transnational Gay Marriages, Despite Marriage of Taiwan-Macau Gay Couple

A marriage between a Taiwanese man and his partner from Macau have been hailed as a landmark for transnational gay marriages in Taiwan. The marriage, which took place between Ting Tse-yan and his partner Guzifer Leong, who is from Macau, took place yesterday and was registered at the Zhongzheng District Household Registration Office. The marriage could happen because of a ruling by the Taipei High Administrative Court in May...

12 Domestic Cases Confirmed, Schedule for Medigen Vaccination Announced

Twelve domestic cases and four imported cases were announced by the CECC during its daily press conference today. Five of these cases were already in quarantine. Seven cases had known sources of infection, three have unknown sources of infection, while two cases are under investigation. Two deaths were also announced. This is slightly up from the past week, which saw four consecutive days of cases in the single digits...

Three Domestic Cases Announced, in Fourth Consecutive Day of Single-Digit Cases

Three domestic cases and five imported cases were announced at the CECC daily press conference today. All three cases were already in New Taipei and one case was already in quarantine. Of the two cases that were not in quarantine, the source of infection for one case is known. As a result, only one case had an unknown source of infection. 89.9% of cases to date have been released from quarantine. One death was also announced...

Six Domestic Cases Announced, Mixed Vaccinations to Start for Frontline Medical Workers

Six domestic cases and four imported cases were announced by the CECC at its daily press conference today. Four of these cases were already in quarantine. Two cases had unclear sources of infection and are under investigation. There were four cases in New Taipei, one case in Taipei, and one case in Taoyuan. 89.7% of cases to date have been released from quarantine...

Ten Domestic Cases Announced, Level Two Alert Extended Until August 23rd

Ten domestic cases and two imported cases were reported at the CECC daily press conference today. Seven of these cases were already in quarantine, while eight cases have known sources of infection, one case has an unknown source of infection, and one case is under investigation. Three deaths were announced. 89.5% of cases to date have been released from quarantine. Four cases were in New Taipei, three cases were in Taipei, two cases were in Chiayi, and one case was in Changhua. One of the deaths was originally from May...