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24 Domestic Cases Announced, Cities Split Over Indoor Dining Policy

Brian Hioe
24 domestic cases and one imported case were announced at the CECC daily press conference today. 12 of these cases were already in quarantine and two deaths were announced. Five cases have known sources of infection, four cases have unknown sources of infection, and three cases are under investigation. There were nine cases in New Taipei, seven cases in Taipei, three cases in Taoyuan, two cases in Changhua, and one case each in Taoyuan, Miaoli, and Keelung...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJuly 2021Politics11 min read

Controversy Over Accommodations for Taiwan’s Olympic Athletes Reflects Culture of Abuse, Authoritarian Legacy

Brian Hioe
Controversy has broken out regarding the Tokyo Olympics, primarily revolving around the accommodations for Taiwan’s athletes competing in the Olympics. Indeed, much of the controversy hinges around matters of national pride about athletes who represent Taiwan on the international stage. At the same time, the deeper roots of the controversy are rooted in the legacy of authoritarianism in Taiwan, particularly regarding kickbacks for government officials with ties to the KMT party-state and a deeply-rooted culture of abuse in Taiwanese sports...
EnglishJuly 2021Social MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

16 Domestic Cases Announced, Tzu Chi Inks Deal for BioNTech Purchase

Brian Hioe
16 domestic cases and nine imported cases were announced at the CECC press conference today. Six of these cases were already in quarantine. Five deaths were also announced. Nine cases were in Taipei, five cases in Taoyuan, and two cases in New Taipei. 87% of cases to date have been released from quarantine and nine of the 16 domestic cases have known sources of infection. Six of the nine imported cases are from the same group...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJuly 2021Politics9 min read

18 Domestic Cases Confirmed, KMT Tries to Sue Chen Shih-Chung on Corruption Charges Over Vaccine Approval

Brian Hioe
18 domestic cases and six imported cases were announced at the CECC daily press conference today. Nine of these cases were already in quarantine. Four deaths were also announced. 13 cases have known cases of infection, while five cases were of unknown source. There were seven cases in Taipei, six cases in New Taipei, three cases in Keelung, and two cases in Taoyuan. 86.9% of cases to date have been released from quarantine...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJuly 2021Politics11 min read

KMT Only Calls for Transparency on Vaccine Purchases to Attack the DPP, May Hope Sabotage Future Purchases

Brian Hioe
KMT chair Johnny Chiang called on the government to publicize its vaccine procurement budget yesterday. This took place after comments by Premier Su Tseng-chang on Saturday in which Su stated that he could not reveal the vaccine procurement budget, due to confidentiality maintained in vaccine purchase agreements with pharmaceutical companies...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJuly 2021Politics6 min read