32 domestic cases and four imported cases announced by the CECC at its daily press conference today. Thirteen of these cases were already in quarantine. Twelve deaths were also announced...
A wave of Hong Kong district councilors have quit their positions, with over 70 announcing that they would be leaving their jobs as of yesterday. 123 of 392 pro-democracy district councilors that took office in 2019 have quit, many apologizing to their constituents...
If level three advisory alert has shown us anything, it is that Taiwan has made clear its two-tier, bilateral approach to its foreign residents: one composed of lack of labor, discrimination, and equity protection. Notably, the majority of Miaoli’s Han residents were able to shop for groceries out and about while “second-tier” and “lesser” Southeast Asian migrant workers remained locked inside of their home quarantines after being blamed and scrutinized for the outbreak of COVID in the area...
39 domestic cases and one imported case were imported at the CECC press conference today. Nine deaths were also announced. There were 14 cases each in Taipei and New Taipei, as well as 11 cases in Taoyuan...
The CECC announced 27 domestic cases and two imported cases today. 15 of the new cases from today were found while in quarantine. 17 deaths were also announced...
On June 15th, 2021, the Society for Sinophone Studies issued its Statement in Solidarity with Palestine. The academic organization joins the unprecedented wave of transnational scholars who recognize and oppose the targeted and systematic dispossession, confinement, and forcible separation of Palestinians by the State of Israel, which Human Rights Watch has condemned as guilty of the crimes against humanity that constitute apartheid...
28 domestic cases and three imported cases were announced at the CECC’s daily press conference today. 13 of these cases were already in quarantine. In the meantime, political controversy continues about Taipei's COVID-19 response...
Anthropogenic activities have drastically altered ecological systems that facilitate life support systems. A close impact assessment of the January 15th, 2021 Sulawesi earthquake demonstrates how human interactions with the environment have contributed to climate change in Indonesia. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake affected individuals, businesses, institutions, and the overall economy in the Majene district of West Sulawesi...
37 domestic cases, 2 imported cases were announced by the CECC at its daily press conference today. Though this is a new low in the number of cases, testing continues to be carried out for clusters at TAPMC, Huannan Market, and Hulin Street, all of which are located in Taipei. Likewise, it is known that today's statistics reflects some lag in reporting test results...
