Critics accused Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) of being oblivious to national security concerns after he proposed constructing a bridge to link Kinmen and China’s Xiamen (廈門).
Ko, who is also the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chairman, made the proposal when presiding over the opening ceremony of the party’s office in Kinmen on Saturday.
He said the bridge could solve Kinmen’s population, electricity and garbage problems, as well as serve as a shortcut for leaving or entering Taiwan without traveling via Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport).
He also proposed building a hospital in Kinmen to attract people who are seeking medical treatment in
Inbound travelers who need to change locations for the four-day self-disease prevention period following their three-day quarantine must apply with their local government, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.
The “one person per household” principle would remain in place under the new “3+4” quarantine policy, which was implemented yesterday, the center said.
More than 4,500 incoming travelers were expected yesterday, including more than 980 people who entered Taiwan in the early morning, said Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞), the CECC’s acting spokesman and medical response division deputy head.
Lo said many people had asked the CECC whether
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<strong>CAL offers more flights</strong>
China Airlines (CAL) yesterday said it would start offering more international flights next month in anticipation of growing post-COVID-19 demand. As many countries are easing their border regulations, CAL said it would gradually increase its passenger flights in the third quarter, with the aim of reaching 150 flights per week, which would be a 40 percent jump. Starting next month, CAL said it would operate a daily flight on its mainstay route between Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) and Haneda in Tokyo. It would also schedule more flights to other Japanese destinations, including Narita airport outside Tokyo,
Several local insurance companies have halted sales of overseas travel insurance policies that cover against medical expenses due to sudden illness, in a bid to curb potential losses amid payouts for COVID-19, company data showed.
As a result, people might find it more difficult to purchase insurance policies with coverage of medical expenses for sudden illness, which is required of travelers by some foreign governments, such as in the EU.
Since many insurers only offer travel insurance that compensates for losses in accidents or covers expenses for emergency rescue, travelers, if infected with COVID-19 abroad, would likely have to pay for their
Taipei International Airport, Taiwan, June 20, 1960: President Dwight D. Eisenhower waves farewell at Taipei International Airport after a two-day visit to Taiwan.