Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) signed a cooperation agreement on disaster prevention with Nepalese municipalities Ghorahi and Thakurbaba Feb. 10 in New Taipei City.
With regard to the Republic of Korea's advice to its nationals to avoid all nonessential travel to Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) stated that there have been no community-acquired cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Taiwan so far. The CECC also stated that Taiwan's current 18 confirmed cases are all imported or close contact cases. There have been no community outbreaks.
The delegation from International Climate Development Institute and Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, led by Mr. Mark Cheng, Deputy Director General of Central Weather Bureau, paid a courtesy call on Amb.
Manila, Feb. 11 (CNA) The Philippine government made clear on Monday evening that a travel ban imposed on Chinese visitors due to the coronavirus will apply to Taiwan, causing some 150 Taiwanese passengers to be refused entry at several airports. The clarification made by the Civil Aeronautics Board came at the end of a day of confusion when Philippine officials sent mixed signals and the head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan said "immigration on the ground is no banning Tai
