Taiwan is committed to strengthening cooperation and exchanges with the U.S. across the board to ensure continued development of the already robust bilateral relationship, Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu said May 26.
Regarding the four imported cases, Case #6175 is an over 30-year-old male, and Case #6369 is an over 20-year-old male from India. They arrived in Taiwan from India on May 24. Case #6557 and Case #6585 are both Filipino men in their 20s. Case #6557 traveled to Taiwan for work on May 10. He took a self-paid test on May 26 after completing the self-health management period.
A virtual workshop on anti-money laundering was held under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework May 26 in Taipei City, spotlighting the government’s commitment to combating financial crimes and promoting dialogue with like-minded partners around the world.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday received a National Development Council briefing on a relief package for the latest COVID-19 wave that has hit Taiwan. Now that disease control efforts are in full swing, economic relief work must be hastened as well, the premier said. The government’s relief efforts will be based on three principles: speeding up assistance for individuals, strengthening relief for industries, and increasing the amount of bank loans available.
On May 26, the Central Epidemic Command Center announced that it has strengthened measures and related penalties adopted under the COVID-19 Level 3 alert. Related enhanced measures and penalties are listed below.
As local infections in Vietnam has continued to escalate, with local cases reported in at least 30 administrative districts in the country, the CECC will remove Vietnam from its list of medium-risk countries/regions, effective immediately.
Regarding the two imported cases, Case #5646 is an over 20-year-old male from China. Case #5891 is a Taiwanese man in his 50s. He developed symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19 in India on May 5.
Backing for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly from the Kingdom of Eswatini, Marshall Islands, Nauru and St. Vincent and Grenadines is deeply appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 25.
