Taiwan Quarantine Archives | Talking Taiwan Podcast https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/category/taiwan-quarantine/ Talking Taiwan is a podcast about the interesting people who are connected to Taiwan and what they are doing. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:11:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Libsyn-PODCAST-Page-Favicon-300-X-300-1.png Taiwan Quarantine Archives | Talking Taiwan Podcast https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/category/taiwan-quarantine/ 32 32 Why the Surge in Taiwan’s Coronavirus Cases? An Interview with Courtney Donovan Smith Ep 134 https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/why-surge-in-taiwans-coronavirus-cases-ep-134/ https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/why-surge-in-taiwans-coronavirus-cases-ep-134/#respond Mon, 07 Jun 2021 13:00:08 +0000 https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/?p=6230 A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: There has been a surge in Taiwan’s coronavirus cases since about mid-May, and Taiwan is now on COVID alert level 3, one level before full lockdown. I’ve invited Courtney Donovan Smith on to Talking Taiwan to talk about what led to the increase in COVID cases, the current […]

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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

 There has been a surge in Taiwan’s coronavirus cases since about mid-May, and Taiwan is now on COVID alert level 3, one level before full lockdown. I’ve invited Courtney Donovan Smith on to Talking Taiwan to talk about what led to the increase in COVID cases, the current situation and what’s happening with Taiwan’s efforts to acquire COVID vaccines. Courtney Donovan Smith is the central Taiwan correspondent for ICRT News, and one of the co-founders of the Taiwan Report, which I highly recommend as a really great news resource for what’s happening in Taiwan.

Since Courtney and I spoke on June 3rd, Taiwan remains at COVID alert level 3, on Friday, Japan sent over one million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Taiwan, and the U.S. has promised to donate 750,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

  • The current situation and atmosphere in Taiwan since COVID cases started to spike
  • How the increase in COVID cases were linked to commercial airline pilots who stayed at the Novotel airport hotel
  • Taiwan is currently at COVID alert level 3
  • What does COVID alert level 3 entail
  • What’s happened since Taiwan has been at COVID alert level 3
  • How the increase in COVID cases in Taiwan are due to the more virulent UK variant of COVID
  • How one of the factors to determine whether Taiwan will go to level 4 (full lockdown), is the number of cases with unknown origin and what constitutes a case of known or unknown origin
  • Taiwan is tentatively going to remain at level 3 until June 14
  • Reasons for the low COVID vaccination rate in Taiwan
  • Why Taiwan has not been able to procure Pfizer vaccines from German firm BioNTech and what happened to the deal
  • What China’s Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group (which claims to handle the Greater China market which includes Taiwan) has to do with Taiwan’s efforts to access COVID vaccines
  • The Chinese made COVID vaccine
  • China’s interference in Taiwan’s efforts to secure COVID vaccines
  • China’s reaction to the Japan’s offer to donate vaccines to Taiwan
  • How China interfered with relief efforts during the 921 Earthquake in Taiwan
  • The most well-known cases of COVID outbreaks in Taiwan involving the Taipei Wanhua district teahouses and “Grape Mother”

Related Links:

 

Taiwan Report: https://report.tw/

 

Taiwan Report News Brief – Covid conundrums: https://youtu.be/YCFkROxHjcM

 

Taiwan Centers for Disease Control press releases: https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En

 

Taiwan tightens 5 rules under Level 3 alert: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4210925

 

Taiwan announces 1st local coronavirus case in 254 days (Latest domestic COVID-19 infection is woman who came in close contact with New Zealand pilot): https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4084077

 

2 women in Taipei tea houses test positive for COVID: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4201655

 

Taiwan, feuding with China, gets vaccines from Japan: https://apnews.com/article/europe-china-taiwan-business-japan-0c31ddf65eaa81ac101f592ec5697c37

 

‘Urgent need’: US to donate 750,000 Covid vaccine doses to Taiwan: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/06/us-taiwan-covid-vaccine-doses-senators-visit-tsai-ing-wen

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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Since March of this year, we’ve been publishing new episodes of Talking Taiwan on a weekly basis, so for our last episode of 2020, we thought it would be fun to look back and see which were the top five episodes of the year. It comes as no surprise that 2 of the episodes are related to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Through it all, it’s been amazing to see our listenership grow. In fact, I’ve really enjoyed hearing from listeners who’ve reached out to tell me how much they’ve enjoyed listening to Talking Taiwan. Thanks for all of the positive feedback. We look forward to continuing to deliver new episodes about interesting people and stories connected to Taiwan.

Which episode was your favorite of 2020? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Don’t forget to check out our new feature starting in the new year called “Talking Taiwan Shorts.” We will be creating 100 short one-minute videos for our YouTube channel highlighting a GREAT segment from one of our podcast episodes. Be sure to check out Talking Taiwan’s YouTube channel, or go to our website here for “Talking Taiwan Shorts.”

Below are links to the top five Talking Taiwan episodes of 2020. Wishing you a wonderful rest of 2020, and a Happy New Year!

 

CORRECTION: At the 15:32-minute in the interview, Dr. Keating remarks, “We are 75 years at the end of World War I.” What he meant to say is that, “We are 75 years at the end of World War II.”

 

Related Links:

 

Number 5 Talking Taiwan Episode of 2020

https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/ebola-outbreak-interview-dr-wilson-wang-ep-68/

 

Number 4 Talking Taiwan Episode of 2020

https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/being-black-in-taiwan-and-racism-in-the-united-states-ep-88/

 

Number 3 Talking Taiwan Episode of 2020

https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/quarantine-in-taiwan-an-interview-with-diana-lee/

 

Number 2 Talking Taiwan Episode of 2020

https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/auntie-sewing-squad-combats-covid-19-one-mask-at-a-time-ep-75/

 

Number 1 Talking Taiwan Episode of 2020

https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/understanding-the-history-of-taiwan-through-dr-jerome-keating-ep-97/

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In this episode of Talking Taiwan, we’ll be sharing two different perspectives on the Taiwan quarantine experience in this time of the Coronavirus pandemic. I spoke with Diana Lee, the co-founder and president of Asian in New York and one of the founders and organizers of Hello Taiwan. She recently traveled back to Taiwan with her two young children and was quarantined with them in Kaohsiung at her parents’ home. We’ll also hear from JD Chang who went back to Taiwan earlier this year. JD was a guest on Episode 80 of Talking Taiwan. He had a very different experience since he traveled and quarantined alone. He spoke with us about his quarantine experience back in May.

Special thanks to Jane Wang for providing the recording of JD.

 

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

 

  • Hello Taiwan and what it does
  • How Diana prepared for her trip back to Taiwan with 2 young kids (the travel and quarantine preparations)
  • Permits required for entry into Taiwan at the time
  • The Facebook group Diana consulted for advice on how to prepare for her trip back to Taiwan
  • The PPE Diana prepared for her and her kids to wear during their travel back to Taiwan
  • JD’s travel preparations and quarantine experience as a solo traveler
  • The different types of quarantine accommodations that people can opt for
  • The most important tip for anyone traveling back to Taiwan and undergoing quarantine, which Diana mentioned and that ended up delaying JD for an extra hour at the airport
  • The procedure upon arrival at the airport and before getting transported in a quarantine taxi or bus to your final destination
  • What happens once you’re in quarantine
  • How Diana kept her kids occupied during quarantine
  • How JD kept himself occupied during quarantine
  • The US $33,000 fine for breaking quarantine

 

Related Links:

 

Asian In New York: http://www.asianinny.com/

 

Asian In New York Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AsianInNYFans

 

Hello Taiwan: http://www.hellotaiwan.us/

 

Hello Taiwan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HelloTaiwanWorld/

 

Taiwanese COVID-19 Traveling Back to Taiwan Facebook Group (台灣海外Covid-19自救會): https://www.facebook.com/groups/889736338130271/?ref=share

 

Episode 80 with JD  Chang Founder of Crushing The Myth: https://staging.talkingtaiwan.com/jd-chang-founder-of-crushing-the-myth-ep-80/

 

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