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Taiwan reports 22 new coronavirus cases, mostly navy sailors

Reuters
Posted at Apr 19 02:58 PM

TAIPEI - Taiwan's government on Sunday reported 22 new coronavirus cases, 21 of whom had been on a Taiwanese navy mission to the Pacific island state of Palau last month. Read more »

Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors after virus outbreak

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 05:53 PM

Taiwan will put 700 navy sailors into quarantine after three cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed among sailors who had been on a goodwill mission to the Pacific island state of Palau. Read more »

Taiwan donates 300,000 more face masks to the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 06:45 PM

Taiwan has donated 300,000 more face masks to the Philippines in support of the latter's fight against the fast spreading coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Read more »

Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in a month

Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 05:12 PM

Taiwan on Tuesday reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than a month, in the latest sign that the island's early and effective prevention methods have paid off.   Read more »

Baseball, soccer seasons get underway in Taiwan

Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 12:00 PM

The baseball and soccer seasons got underway behind closed doors in Taiwan at the weekend. Read more »

WHO denies ignoring Taiwan early virus warning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 10:17 PM

The US has accused the WHO of "putting politics first" by ignoring Taiwan's warning in late December, and thus helping Beijing conceal the pandemic's gravity.  Read more »

Taiwan to spend $35 billion fighting coronavirus, to donate 10 million masks

Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 02:28 PM

Taiwan dramatically upped its estimate for how much it would spend helping the economy deal with the impact of the coronavirus to $35 billion on Wednesday, and said it would donate 10 million face masks to the most needy countries. Read more »

China military drills during virus outbreak anger Taiwan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 05:13 PM

Anger is rising in Taiwan over China continuing to buzz the island with fighter jets and warships even as they both fight the global coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Taiwan again scrambles jets to warn off Chinese air force

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 09:03 AM

TAIPEI - Taiwan's air force has again scrambled to warn off approaching Chinese jets, in the latest rise in military tensions during the coronavirus crisis between Beijing and the island its claims as its sacred territory.   Read more »

Taiwan confirms first coronavirus death on island, cases at 20

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 11:11 PM

A taxi driver has died from the coronavirus in Taiwan, marking the first such death on the island and the fifth fatality outside mainland China from an epidemic that has curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains. Read more »

Taiwan evacuates first group from Wuhan, limits mask purchases

Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 09:30 AM

TAIPEI - Taiwan has evacuated the first batch of an estimated 500 Taiwanese stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been locked down by the government as it tries to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus first discovered there. Read more »

Taiwan reports 1st case of domestic coronavirus transmission

Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 10:15 PM

Taiwan and China have close economic and cultural ties, and the island has reported eight confirmed cases of the virus. All of the more than 100 deaths from the virus have been in China, centered on Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. Read more »

Taiwan reports first case of new SARS-like virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 07:10 AM

Taiwan reported on Tuesday its first confirmed case of the new SARS-like coronavirus as the government warned the public against travelling to Chinese city where it emerged.    Read more »