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AIT director to join tip-off of ‘sports diplomacy’ events
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Brent Christensen is to participate in the ceremonial tip-off at a basketball game in Hsinchu today, as the institute begins a celebration of “sports diplomacy.”
The game between the Hsinchu Lioneers and the Taoyuan Pilots is to take place at the Hsinchu County Stadium, the institute said in a news release yesterday.
The game is being staged by P.League+, the nation’s professional basketball league.
Christensen’s participation is part of a broader series of activities celebrating sports diplomacy, and the ways that it has enhanced ties between people in Taiwan and the US, the institute said.
Taoyuan General Hospital / CNA file photo
Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) Taoyuan General Hospital is expected to resume normal operations on Feb. 19, following the successful containment of a recent cluster of COVID-19 infections originating at the facility, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday.
Speaking at a press briefing, Chen said the cluster of cases, which began with the infection of a doctor who treated COVID-19 patients at the hospital on Jan. 12, and was eventually linked to 21 cases and one death, had been brought to a close.
In response to the cluster, the Ministry of Health and Welfare initiated a plan on Jan. 22 to evacuate patients from high-risk areas of the hospital and reduce outpatient services.