Regarding the new imported cases, Case #15387 is a Taiwanese male in his 40s. He arrived in Taiwan from Indonesia on June 30. He developed a mild fever, muscle pain, and other symptoms on July 8, and the health authority arranged for him to be tested. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on July 13.

President Tsai Ing-wen presented the Olympics flag to Taiwan’s team for the Summer Games in Tokyo July 12 in the southern city of Kaohsiung, urging athletes to go for gold and represent the country with courage and honor.

On the afternoon of July 13, President Tsai Ing-wen announced that Dr. Morris Chang (張忠謀), founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), will once again serve as her representative to APEC in 2021, and met with Dr. Chang to discuss his role.

Since the launch of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy, immigrants from Southeast Asia have been enjoying greater job and financial security. However, their quality of life and psychological wellbeing still leave much room for improvement. “This is because we have not been making enough effort to understand the ethnic cultures of Southeast-Asian countries, nor are we all that willing to do so.”

On July 12, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that starting July 13, all foreign workers will be again allowed to change employers or jobs. However, the dispatch of foreign workers to another work site and the assignment of additional work responsibilities to foreign workers will remain suspended given the relatively high mobility of foreign workers. Such policy will be reviewed based on the status of the pandemic.