185 domestic cases were reported by the CECC at its press conference today, with no imported cases. Fifteen deaths were also reported. This is the second consecutive day in which the number of cases fell below 200, though it remains to be seen whether this is due to lower testing or represents downward trends...
174 domestic cases and one imported case were announced at the CECC press conference today. This is the first day since May 15th, when cases jumped to 180 from 29 overnight, that Taiwan has seen less than 200 daily cases. 26 deaths were announced...
During a historically unprecedented pandemic, it would be not unusual for any nation to debate and discuss vaccines. Unfortunately, in Taiwan, such discussions morphed into post-factual political attacks and sensational commentaries that sow unnecessary distrust in its population at the time when public trust of our institutions is of paramount importance...
The CECC announced 286 new domestic cases of COVID-19 today, with one imported case. Domestic vaccine manufacturer Medigen announced the results of their phase two trial yesterday, while Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung stated that Taiwan had expressed interest in contract manufacturing Moderna...
263 domestic cases were announced by the CECC today, with three imported cases, for a total of 266 cases. Cases in Miaoli were again up, as a result of second-round testing among clusters that have broken out among migrant workers at five electronics factories. Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je continues to be embroiled in a controversy regarding vaccine allocation to clinics in Taipei, with news breaking today that vaccines not used in the proper vaccination order were not only distributed to the Good Liver Clinic but clinics operated by the Dianthus Medical Group...
The Taipei city government and, in particular, Mayor Ko Wen-je have come under scrutiny after a controversy regarding vaccine allocations to the Good Liver Clinic, which is accused of violating the priority order for vaccinations...
It is clear that Taiwan is at the very early beginning of what Singapore saw in April 2020, when a spike in COVID-19 infections amongst its migrant workers population led the government to order a lockdown of all migrant dormitories...
