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2021/05/18 17:35 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The mother of a schoolgirl in Taichung City was sent to a centralized quarantine facility and fined for shopping during her home quarantine period, the Taichung Health Bureau said on Tuesday (May 18). The woman’s six-grader child was diagnosed with COVID-19 after going on a temple tour with her grandmother, who also fell ill with the disease, CNA reported. The bureau said the schoolgirl and her grandmother had visited six temples in five counties and cities in two days. Since her relatives’ diagnoses, the mother had been under home quarantine. However, she was spotted shopping by residents of her community, who immediately reported her to the bureau.
Cabinet Spokesman Lo Ping-cheng. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 13 (CNA) In the wake of the escalating community spread of COVID-19 in Taiwan, the Cabinet on Thursday introduced a draft amendment that will increase a special budget to support economic relief measures designed to ease the impact of the virus on Taiwan s economy to NT$630 billion (US$22.6 billion).
The increase is necessary because Taiwan faces a more severe COVID-19 situation, according to Cabinet Spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成).
Taiwan tightened disease control measures earlier this week after reporting several domestically transmitted cases with unknown sources.
The budget of the Special Act for Prevention, Relief and Revitalization Measures for Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens was NT$210 billion when it was first introduced last year.
Tours, festivals canceled, delayed due to virus surge
PRECAUTION: The Xiuguluan River Rafting Triathlon has been canceled, while Explorer Dream island-hopping tours have been suspended until June 8
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The Tourism Bureau has canceled or postponed several tourism events that were to be held by national scenic area administrations after the Central Epidemic Command Center raised the COVID-19 warning to level 2 following a surge in locally transmitted cases.
The Xiuguluan River Rafting Triathlon, which was to be held on June 6, has been canceled, the bureau said.
The Fulong International Sand Art Sculpture Festival in New Taipei City would be rescheduled to after June 8, while the opening concert of the Taiwan East Coast Land Art Festival would be postponed to July 22, it added.