Tag: Central Epidemic Command Center

Amnesty International Argues Against Individuals With COVID-19 Not Being Allowed to Vote

Brian Hioe11/20/2022

Amnesty International Taiwan took a stance against current COVID-19 measures slated for the upcoming election earlier this month. Namely, under current provisions, individuals with COVID-19 will be mandated to quarantine for seven days and so cannot go out and vote. The elections will take place on November 26th...

2022 ElectionsEnglishNovember 2022Politics6 min read

Will Measures Be Taken to Allow People with COVID-19 to Vote in Elections?

Brian Hioe10/27/2022

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has taken a stance against calls for measures to be taken to allow those with COVID-19 to vote, claiming that there is no legal basis for this to take place. Specifically, the CEC asserts that there is no constitutional basis to take special measures to allow those with COVID-19 to vote...

EnglishOctober 2022Politics6 min read

Taiwan Reopens Borders, Even as COVID Policy Continues to Be Politically Contested

Brian Hioe10/13/2022

Taiwan is set for reopening, with visa-free entry reinstated for the US, Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia in mid-September. Other countries such as Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines were added in late September. Likewise, quarantines are to be phased out today, October 13th. Instead of three-day quarantines, followed by a four-day self-health management period, there will be a shift towards seven days of self-health management...

EnglishOctober 2022Politics7 min read

Cremations Contested Between Pan-Blue Local Governments and the CECC

Brian Hioe06/10/2022

Cremations for individuals that recently died of COVID-19 has become the latest issue that is contested between pan-Blue local governments and the central government...

EnglishJune 2022Politics6 min read

Pan-Blue Mayors Lash Out at CECC Over Vaccination Sites for Children

Brian Hioe06/06/2022

Contestation local governments controlled by the pan-Blue camp and the central government regarding COVID-19 continues. The latest issue to be contested is that of temporary vaccination stations set up by the central government to boost vaccination among children...

EnglishJune 2022Politics5 min read

Cases Break 40,000 for Third Consecutive Day, as Transitional Policies Continue to be Implemented

Brian Hioe05/09/2022

Even as daily reported domestic cases have not yet broken 50,000, Taiwan maintains efforts to transition away from COVID-zero. The past three days have seen over 40,000 cases, with 40,263 domestic cases reported today, 44,294 domestic cases reported yesterday, and 46,377 domestic cases reported the day prior...

EnglishMay 2022Politics6 min read

Why is Ko Wen-je Clamoring for a “Soft Lockdown”?

Brian Hioe04/29/2022

With Taiwan currently transitioning toward co-existence with COVID-19, Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je has struck an unusual note by emphasizing that with a deterioration of the situation, Taipei would shift to a “soft lockdown"...

April 2022EnglishPolitics6 min read

11,353 Domestic Cases Reported as Daily Cases Break 10,000 in Taiwan for the First Time

Brian Hioe04/28/2022

11,353 domestic COVID-19 cases were reported by the CECC today. This is the first day in the duration of the pandemic to date that Taiwan reported more than 10,000 domestic cases and yesterday the CECC stated that it anticipated cases to break 10,000 today...

April 2022EnglishPolitics6 min read

CECC Announces Phasing Out of QR Code Registration, Implementation of COVID Test Distribution System

Brian Hioe04/27/2022

The Central Epidemic Command Center which manages Taiwan’s COVID-19 response announced several major policy shifts this afternoon. First, starting from today, the QR code registration system used for contact tracing will no longer be used. This is because the number of COVID-19 cases in Taiwan is too high for contact tracing, as a result of which contact tracing will no longer be carried out...

April 2022EnglishPolitics6 min read

Domestic Cases Break 5,000 for Second Day, Reduction of Quarantine Policies Announced

Brian Hioe04/25/2022

5,108 confirmed cases, 113 imported cases, and zero deaths were reported by the Central Epidemic Command Center at its daily COVID-19 press conference today. 106 of the imported cases were found on arrival, while seven were found while in quarantine...

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Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

How Taipei Became the Home of Live Comedy During the Pandemic

International

China Sets New Record with Air Incursions

Gou’s Notion of a Peace Treaty Between Taiwan and China Revives Longstanding KMT Proposal

Taiwan and China Dispute Over Trade Practices, Mangoes

Interviews

Cartoons as a Tool for Democracy: A Conversation with Stellina Chen

Radio New Bloom #19: Coen Blaauw on Thirty Years of Pro-Taiwan Advocacy in Washington

Radio New Bloom #18: SueAnn Shiah on HuanDao

Politics

Cartoons as a Tool for Democracy: A Conversation with Stellina Chen

Minister of Agriculture Resigns in Wake of Egg Scandals

July Bulletproof Armor Controversy Revealing About Civilian-Military Relations

Social Movements

Central Epidemic Command Center

Amnesty International Argues Against Individuals With COVID-19 Not Being Allowed to Vote

Will Measures Be Taken to Allow People with COVID-19 to Vote in Elections?

Taiwan Reopens Borders, Even as COVID Policy Continues to Be Politically Contested

Cremations Contested Between Pan-Blue Local Governments and the CECC

Pan-Blue Mayors Lash Out at CECC Over Vaccination Sites for Children

Cases Break 40,000 for Third Consecutive Day, as Transitional Policies Continue to be Implemented

Why is Ko Wen-je Clamoring for a “Soft Lockdown”?

11,353 Domestic Cases Reported as Daily Cases Break 10,000 in Taiwan for the First Time

CECC Announces Phasing Out of QR Code Registration, Implementation of COVID Test Distribution System

Domestic Cases Break 5,000 for Second Day, Reduction of Quarantine Policies Announced

Supreme Administrative Court Rules Against Compulsory Surgery For Changing Legal Gender

Cartoons as a Tool for Democracy: A Conversation with Stellina Chen

Minister of Agriculture Resigns in Wake of Egg Scandals

China Sets New Record with Air Incursions

Cartoons as a Tool for Democracy: A Conversation with Stellina Chen

Minister of Agriculture Resigns in Wake of Egg Scandals

China Sets New Record with Air Incursions

July Bulletproof Armor Controversy Revealing About Civilian-Military Relations