Tsai administration

57 Domestic Cases Announced, Along with 41 New Cases at Huannan Market in Wanhua

Brian Hioe
57 domestic cases and one imported case were reported at the Central Epidemic Command Center’s daily press conference today. However, there has been a sudden explosion of cases at the Huannan Market in Wanhua, with 41 cases reported after over 7,000 were tested, bringing the total number of cases linked to the market to 107. These were not included in today’s daily count, though contact tracing was scheduled to be completed by 5 PM...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJuly 2021Politics12 min read

47 Domestic Cases Announced, Daily Cases Fall Below 50 for First Time in a Month

Brian Hioe
47 domestic cases and three imported cases were reported at the CECC daily press conference today. 21 of the new cases were found while already in quarantine. 13 deaths were also announced, which is higher than in past days. The CECC also announced shifts in policy for PCR testing of inbound travelers today, among some other policy adjustments...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJuly 2021Politics11 min read

Pan-Blue Politicians Successively Accused of Skipping Vaccine Priority Order

Brian Hioe
A number of pan-Blue politicians have been implicated in the scandal regarding Taipei clinics violating vaccine priority order, to vaccine individuals accused of being allowed to skip the priority order because of their elite status. Among those vaccinated include former vice president Lien Chan, former legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate Ting Shou-chung, and former legislator Chang Hsien-yao, who was also a past secretary-general of the Straits Exchange Foundation...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJune 2021Politics8 min read

78 Domestic Cases Reported, First Domestic Cases of Delta Variant Reported in Pingtung

Brian Hioe
78 domestic cases of COVID-19 and two imported cases were announced by the Central Epidemic Command Center at its daily press conference today. 13 deaths were also announced. The Delta variant of COVID-19 has entered Taiwan, with seven domestic cases in Pingtung due to individuals that returned to Taiwan from Peru, and spread COVID-19 to others despite being under home quarantine...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJune 2021Politics13 min read