President Tsai Ing-wen convened a high-level national security meeting May 13 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City following recent developments potentially impacting the health and well-being of the people of Taiwan.
On May 14, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced five new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Of those five new cases, two arrived in Taiwan from Indonesia (Case #1258 and Case #1259); two arrived from Paraguay (Case #1260 and Case #1261), and one traveled from Albania (Case #1262).
On May 14, the Central Epidemic Command Center announced that the Taiwan Social Distance app had been launched to be used by the public.
Facing coronavirus(COVID-19), MOL cares about the health of foreign nationals and migrant workers in Taiwan.
Ke Chih Hung is a technician with the Penghu County Agricultural and Fisheries Bureau. A 2020 recipient of the Examination Yuan’s Civil Service Outstanding Contribution Award, Ke helped create Taiwan’s first manmade marine coral garden. Seeking to restore coral larvae, he developed vibrant coral cultivation barrels that mimic the ecosystem of the South Penghu Marine National Park.
On May 13, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 12 new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those 12 new cases arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (Cases #1233-1236 and Case #1238), India (Cases #1239-1244), and Uganda (Case #1237).