Chinese Nationalist Party

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Taipei Crime Scandal Could Negatively Affect DPP’s Corruption-Free Reputation

The DPP currently faces controversy after a criminal case involving high-profile members of its Taipei party branch. The case eventually became larger enough that President Tsai Ing-wen, who is also chair of the DPP, called a meeting of the party’s local chapter heads, calling on the party to take stronger action to avoid elements of the party becoming mixed up with crime...