Sea warning likely for Tropical Storm Choi-Wan
06/03/2021 03:00 PM
From Central Weather Bureau
Taipei, June 3 (CNA) A sea warning is likely to be issued later Thursday for Tropical Storm Choi-Wan, as it moves closer to Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.
As of 8 a.m. Thursday, Choi-Wan was located about 680 kilometers south-southwest of Taiwan, moving north-northeast at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour, according to the CWB.
The tropical storm has a radius of 80 km and is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gusts of up to 90 kph, CWB data shows.
The weather bureau said that a sea warning was likely to be issued for Taiwan later Thursday, as Choi-Wan has been weakening slower than expected as it moves closer to Pingtung County on the Hengchun Peninsula in the south of the country.
Taipei, June 1 (CNA) Rain is expected across most of Taiwan on Wednesday, with afternoon thundershowers likely in some areas of the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
Taipei, May 28 (CNA) With a weather front approaching Taiwan, the chance of heavy rain is high for Friday evening, but the daytime temperature in southern parts of the country is expected to hit 38 degrees Celsius or higher, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
Taipei, May 22 (CNA) McDonald's has announced that its online delivery service will temporarily stop accepting cash and only accept payments using credit cards in Taiwan starting midnight Saturday.
Taiwan temporarily suspending self-paid COVID-19 vaccination program
05/15/2021 05:25 PM
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Taipei, May 15 (CNA) People who have not made appointments for a self-paid COVID-19 vaccination will have to wait for the next round of vaccinations as the program is currently being suspended, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Saturday.
However, those who have already booked with any of the several designated hospitals across Taiwan to be vaccinated will not be affected, he said.
According to Chen, who is also head of the Central Epidemic Command Center, the number of people getting vaccinated for COVID-19 has hit a new daily high, as 32,251 people received a COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan on Friday, bringing the total to 186,149 doses administered.