The CECC also confirmed 3 imported cases today, and the cases arrived in Taiwan from the US, the Philippines and Canada.
Taiwan is exhibiting artworks by local contemporary artists abroad as part of government efforts to grow the country’s cultural footprint in the international arena.
A virtual forum on COVID-19 vaccine rollout was held under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework May 18 in Taipei City as part of government efforts to strengthen multilateral health security partnerships.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday received a briefing from the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the latest COVID-19 situation and response. Aside from asking the public to commit to five dos and five don’ts, he instructed ministries and agencies to consider possible actions that are conducive to disease control from the perspectives of users and the public.
A molded piece of black clay, fired at high temperatures, is transformed into translucent porcelain, amazing the world. When it started, Tatung’s every step represented a breakthrough for chinaware manufacture in Taiwan. In 1963 Tatung Chinaware produced Taiwan’s first domestically made porcelain products, and in 1985 it became the first enterprise in this line of business to acquire the right to use the CNS mark. Tatung’s chinaware is the pride of Taiwan.
Regarding imported cases, the CECC confirmed 9 imported cases, and the cases arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (6 cases), the US, South Africa and Indonesia. Case #2610 is a Taiwanese male in his 50s. He arrived in Taiwan from the US on May 9 and began to experience symptoms on May 15 during the quarantine period. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on May 20.