[Hospital braces as COVID-19 spreads]
Taiwan now has a dozen domestic cases after more than half a year of zero local infections. At the heart of the outbreak: a hospital an hour outside of Taipei. In today’s show, we tell you how the cluster infection occurred, and how it’s led to major cancelations -- everything from a massive Lantern Festival to the Taipei International Book Exhibition.
PLUS:
First time ever: Taiwan’s envoy to the US gets a presidential inauguration invite
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China and Korea duke it out over kimchi in Hashtag Taiwan
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Links:
Central Epidemic Command Center: https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En
HAMZY Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPKNKldggioffXPkSmjs5lQ
Hsiao Bi-khim’s video from the inauguration: https://twitter.com/i/status/1351908913592082433
Taipei International Book Exhibition: https://www.tibe.org.tw/
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