TAIPEI, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Two people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taiwan, breaking a period of 13 consecutive days with no new cases reported, the local epidemic monitoring agency said Monday. A married couple contracted COVID-19 in late May when ...
TAIPEI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by 27 to 135, the biggest growth since the first confirmed case on Jan. 21, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Friday. Among the new patients, 24 people...
1 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's disease monitoring agency has warned against another round of COVID-19 on the island as the number of new local infections reported in a single day has surpassed 30,000 for three consecutive days. The tally has been kept at between 20,000 and 30,000 each day ...
I'm another expat living in Taiwan. There has definitely been a sense here that the COVID-19 threat has and continues to be managed competently by the government with community members also responsibly and cooperatively playing their part. That response is visible everywhere, whether coming through...
While the world praised Taiwan for its exemplary management of the COVID-19 pandemic, a debate on its compliance with rule of law and human rights was shadowed. This manuscript examines the stringent policy of mandatory quarantine and isolation in Taiwan through the lens of personal liberty and ...
Taiwan has leveraged its experience in containing the 2003 SARS outbreak by responding to the COVID-19 crisis with rapid measures, early deployment, prudent actions and transparency. Collectively, these actions have created the ‘Taiwan model’ for combating COVID-19. This is a preview of ...
TAIPEI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by six to 59, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Sunday. All of the six new patients had traveled outside Taiwan recently and were believed to have contrac...
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's tourism department on Wednesday cancelled an annual New Year celebration at the northeastern tip of the island, after a report of the first locally transmitted COVID-19 case since April 12. The event, to watch the sun rise on the first day of the year, was...
Taiwan has recorded its first locally-transmitted case of coronavirus since April. The island has had one of the most successful pandemic responses in the world, and the new infection ends a 255-day run without local transmission, underscoring the diffic