SAFEGUARDING HOMES: Medical staff engaged in epidemic prevention work who choose to stay at quarantine hotels would be eligible for a subsidy
Taipei Times
Date: May 14, 2020
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, front center, and colleagues sit separated by transparent panels during a COVID-19 situation briefing at the Central Epidemic Command Center in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Taipei Times
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said that it was also the third time that Taiwan has achieved “zero cases for six consecutive days,” adding that he has confidence in the public’s diligent disease prevention efforts.
Among the nation’s 440 confirmed cases, 375 patients have recovered and been removed from isolation, he said.
While many people have asked whether hostess clubs and dance halls are to be allowed to resume operations, the center’s guidelines for the adoption of a “new disease prevention lifestyle” are not aimed at specific industries, Chen said. [FULL STORY]
