SMART CITY EXPO: Three of 30 people who arrived in Taiwan under a special travel scheme have tested positive for COVID-19, raising concerns of community spreadBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
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The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 10 local and 79 imported cases of COVID-19, and announced stricter rules on toasting at wedding banquets.
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said the imported cases include 26 people who tested positive upon arrival at the airport on Monday, and 53 who tested positive during or upon ending quarantine.
Local media reports said that one of the imported cases was a visitor from Belize who came to Taiwan for the Smart City Summit & Expo in Taipei under a “diplomatic bubble,” which exempts visitors from mandatory
Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信) yesterday said it aims to double the number of private networks deployed for enterprise customers this year, allowing manufacturers and logistics companies to build smart factories or automate operations.
The nation’s biggest telecom said 5G technology is a game changer, as it provides services and has the level of reliability, speed and communications coverage necessary for smart manufacturing and smart transportation, as well as other services that cannot be fulfilled using 4G technology.
With its 5G services entering their second year, Chunghwa Telecom aims for a private network revenue of NT$1 billion (US$35 million) this year, vice president
This year’s Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) is scheduled to be held in Taipei from Tuesday to Friday, and in Kaohsiung from Thursday to Saturday, with twice as many exhibits as last year, organizers said.
A total of 450 exhibitors are to showcase their innovations in nearly 1,500 booths, said the Taiwan Smart City Solutions Alliance, one of the organizers.
This year’s expo is themed “Digital Transformation Takes Smart Cities to New Heights,” and is to be simultaneously held online, the alliance said.
The expo is expected to attract more than 120,000 professional visitors between both cities, the alliance said. adding that