Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Thursday that although the past few days have seen a reduction and stabilization in the number of new COVID-19 cases, there remains the potential for rapid changes in the situation. He called on his executive team to stand ready to adapt and improve the epidemic response to cope with changes arising from mutant strains of the virus, and to refine and review moving forward.
The EU-U.S. Summit Statement underscoring the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs June 16.
The Carbis Bay communique issued Sunday by leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations stressing the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said June 14.
Taiwan is enhancing its defensive capabilities while deepening cooperation with like-minded partners in safeguarding the country’s freedom and democracy, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
In order to ensure the health and safety of flight crews of Taiwanese airlines at their workplace and safeguard domestic disease prevention efforts, quarantine measures for such crew members following their COVID-19 vaccination and quarantine measures to be complied with after they return to Taiwan will be adjusted, and details are listed below.
A virtual meeting was staged June 10 between Taiwan’s Minister without Portfolio John C. C. Deng and U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai, underscoring the commitment of both sides to strengthening robust economic relations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On June 11, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that it has purchased drugs for the combined use in monoclonal antibody therapy that can be used to treat COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate cases who are at risk of developing severe cases so as to reduce their risk of developing severe cases and requiring hospitalization and alleviate the medical care load for severe cases.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday received a Ministry of Health and Welfare briefing on the latest developments and response to the COVID-19 situation in Taiwan. He emphasized that there is no room for slack in the pandemic response. Aside from containing cluster infections at production factories, central and local governments should follow the Central Epidemic Command Center’s (CECC) guidance on priority groups for vaccination and the order in which the groups should receive vaccination.
On June 9, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) stated that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare had held an expert meeting on June 8 and suggested changes to the priority list of the government-funded COVID-19 vaccination program.
On June 7, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that the nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert will be extended to June 28 in response to the continued severity of local infections. Disease prevention and control implemented under the Level 3 epidemic alert are listed below.
