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因應武漢肺炎防疫，民眾搶口罩搶翻天情形，衛生福利部日前宣布超商通路停止販售口罩，改由特約藥局接手販賣。（資料照）

2020-02-05 00:01:04

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕因應武漢肺炎防疫，民眾搶口罩搶翻天情形，衛生福利部日前宣布超商通路停止販售口罩，改由特約藥局接手販賣，健保署並在2天內「修改全國電腦資料庫並完成測試」以配送口罩。對此，有同業工程師指出，背後系統的配合並不容易，短時間能搞定上線真的很扯，直呼「到底是怎麼辦到的，太不可思議了」！

衛福部日前在臉書PO文宣布，自6日起每人7天內可憑健保卡以10元購買口罩2片，不得重複購買。資料由健保署2天內修改全國電腦資料庫系統並完成測試，由郵差配送口罩。對此，一名工程師同業在噗浪轉貼衛福部貼文表示，「這麼龐大的系統、這麼大量的資料、這麼十萬火急的時程，光是想像都頭皮發麻」。

工程師表示，「實名制」三個字說得很簡單，背後各種人力、物力、軟體、硬體的配合很複雜，短時間就能推出這麼完善的措施真的很猛，先不論口罩在物流及庫存這一段的系統配合，光是每次買口罩就自動生成下次處方籤，或是仿照慢性病連續處方箋的方式去處理，對系統來說都是新增的品項及邏輯，然而卻在短時間能搞定上線。

工程師指出，和其母親聊到此事時，他還表示就算先不論物流、販售和庫存的協調和控管，光是系統修改也需要個3、5天，這禮拜能公布實名制就很強了，沒想到馬上被衛福部打臉。他也說，不敢想像工程師和健保署的資訊、業務單位這幾天是爆了多少肝，難以想像如何在短時間辦到這麼多事情。

他也表示，聽說還會有一個網站顯示各藥局的口罩庫存，這麼短的時間之內做出這麼多東西，「除了感佩讚歎還是感佩讚歎」。並開玩笑稱「資訊公司老闆拜託加班費要給好給滿呀！」

相關新聞請見︰武漢肺炎懶人包》傳染途徑、預防措施看這裡
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title: 武漢肺炎》政府2天建資料庫配口罩 工程師咋舌：無比尊敬！


events: 選舉 敗選

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高雄市選委會警告市長韓國瑜罷免案連署，勿有偽造情事，以免觸法。「罷韓四君子」之一的張博洋（左）反批選委會「勿用國瑜之心，度市民之腹」。 （記者葛祐豪翻攝）

2020-02-04 23:59:00

〔記者葛祐豪／高雄報導〕高雄市選委會指接獲反映，警告市長韓國瑜罷免案連署，勿有偽造情事，以免觸法。對此，台灣基進反批選委會「勿用國瑜之心，度市民之腹」

高雄市選委會今天突然發布新聞稿，指近日市長韓國瑜罷免案，有民眾反映依他所接觸的狀況，認為現行市民日常生活中，例如團體旅遊、市民活動或申請事項，都會呈現個人資料，而該資料極易經各種途徑被取得，進而被有心人蒐集，從事虛偽不實的連署。

高雄市選舉委員會呼籲說，罷免案勿有偽造情事，以免觸法。未來查對連署人名冊時，如發現有疑似涉嫌偽造的情事，會逐一向當事人查詢，或採一定之比例查詢是否為本人簽名或蓋章，以查證連署的真實性。

高雄市選委會提醒，刑法第 217 條規定，偽造印章、印文或署押，足以生損害於公眾或他人者，處3年以下有期徒刑。第 214 條也規定，明知為不實之事項，而使公務員登載於職務上所掌之公文書，足以生損害於公眾或他人者，處3年以下有期徒刑、拘役或1萬5千元以下罰金。

對於高雄市選委會的動作，「罷韓四君子」之一的台灣基進新聞部副主任張博洋回應說：「勿用國瑜之心，度市民之腹」

張博洋說，為了避免高市選委會刁難剔除，罷韓團體一直都用最高標準，來檢視每一份連署書，最高紀錄甚至有民眾在連署攤位寫超過20次才正確，民眾的耐心填寫，竟遭到選委會發文警告，根本就是以國瑜之心度市民之腹。 。

張博洋指出，對於罷韓團體不斷要求政務官退出高雄市選委會一事，選委會遲遲裝睡不回覆，「但對於影射罷韓團體偽造文書、扎稻草人卻非常積極，可見選委會仍然是在護航韓國瑜市長。」

張博洋批評，韓國瑜執政1年來，面對批評就說是韓黑產業鏈，如今面對實際的民意檢視，又開始故技重施，質疑連署書是否造假?

俗語「牛牽到北京還是牛」，敗選後的韓國瑜牽回高雄市還是韓國瑜，江山易改本性難移，呼籲市民要不懼打壓，堅定罷免。

title: 選委會警告勿偽造 台灣基進：勿用國瑜之心度市民之腹


title: 3天不簽罷韓連署書就有口罩？女韓粉鬧場 市議員報案

taiwan-subdivisions: 中正 高雄市 高雄 新興

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2020-02-04 23:59:32

〔記者葛祐豪、黃良傑／高雄報導〕2名女韓粉今晚到民進黨高雄市議員黃文益服務處鬧場，要送鴨蛋給議員及三立電視台記者，還不斷嚷嚷說：「3天不簽罷韓連署書，就會有口罩！」黃文益已向警方報案。

黃文益說，今晚6點半，2名女性到他服務處，一位戴口罩，另一位就是曾在香蕉煎餅事件中咆哮的楊姓女韓粉，當時他不在場，只有助理在服務處。

戴口罩的女子拿出兩袋鴨蛋，一袋裝了2粒鴨蛋，說要送給三立記者，另一袋裝了5粒鴨蛋，說要送給他，過程中還不斷重複說：「只要大家3天不簽罷韓連署書，就會有口罩了！」楊女全程不發一語，站在旁邊拿手機錄影。

黃文益表示，兩女隨後又在服務處外大聲咆哮，與他的助理發生爭執，口罩女強調香蕉煎餅事件，楊女是受害者，卻沒人跟她道歉，要求黃文益要向楊女道歉，楊女同樣也沒說話，拿著手機錄影。

黃文益認為大家應該互相尊重，不要影響罷韓的權利，但2女侵門踏戶，過度囂張，楊女顯然未從上次事件學到教訓，這次看起來是教唆友人，到他服務處作出不禮貌、挑釁的動作，他認為「韓國瑜應該也要譴責他的支持者這種行為。」

至於口罩女不斷嚷嚷「只要大家3天不簽罷韓連署書，就會有口罩了」，到底是什麼意思？黃文益也一頭霧水，他強調，口罩和罷韓是兩碼子事，不會因為大家幾天不簽罷免書，口罩就會生出來。「還是2女認為口罩都被韓國瑜扣住，只要不罷韓，韓國瑜就會把口罩釋放出來？」

黃文益表示，這件事已經讓他的助理心生畏懼，因此晚間已向中正三路派出所報案，並將鴨蛋送交警方。

新興分局中正所今晚6點30分許獲報，立即前往現場查處。其中，楊婦情緒一度激動，在服務處一陣喧嘩後悻然離去，警方調閱路口監視器，已鎖定對象，並通知楊婦到案說明釐清動機，至於另一名婦人身分，仍待進一步查證。

新興分局呼籲市民，即便政治立場不同，也應遵守法律的底線，不論是網路言語霸凌，或是實體滋擾行為，警方都將積極蒐集證據，依法嚴辦到底。


title: 武漢台商1人確診 陳時中哽咽落淚 數萬人留言：快睡覺

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中央流行疫情指揮官陳時中4日宣布武漢台商確診為武漢肺炎第11例時忍不住哽咽落淚。圖／取自facebook.com/mohw.gov.tw
首批武漢台商3日晚間包機回台，有3人送負壓病房隔離，中央流行疫情指揮中心4日晚間召開記者會宣布，其中一人確診武漢肺炎（新型冠狀病毒2019-nCoV），衛福部長、中央流行疫情指揮官陳時中宣布第11例確診時，忍不住哽咽落淚；衛福部臉書瞬間湧入數萬人留言打氣致敬。

中央流行疫情指揮中心４日晚間公布新增確診1例境外移入個案，是3日自中國武漢返台的台商，個案為50多歲男性，目前已無發燒、狀況穩定沒有肺炎，為無併發症的輕症，現於負壓隔離病房觀察治療中，其餘2名後送就醫個案初步檢驗為陰性。

指揮中心表示，同班機其餘乘客將全面進行採檢，並持續執行14天嚴格的「一人一室」隔離檢疫措施，每人每天需監測兩次體溫，如發現發燒、呼吸道症狀或身體不適時，立即依規定後送就醫。

陳時中表示，確診消息令人難過、沮喪，但這也是帶台商回來的意義，雖然確診數字又新增，但能救他一命，談話間，他一度哽咽落淚，並說很抱歉，沒做好情緒控管。

會後，衛福部在臉書發文，請民眾留下感謝關心或意見指教，貼文一小時，就已超過10萬人按讚，湧入5萬多人留言，許多人留言要「部長請多休息、快回家睡覺、大家辛苦了！」

events: 武漢肺炎 冠狀病毒 2019-nCoV


title: 快訊／基隆「砰」巨響驚傳氣爆！20多歲男遭炸...屋主明顯死亡

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▲基隆民宅2樓氣爆，疑似自行換瓦斯釀禍。（圖／記者郭世賢翻攝）

記者柯沛辰、郭世賢／基隆報導

基隆市中和路一處民宅2樓4日晚間發生氣爆，疑似是自行換瓦斯爆炸，導致1死1傷。目前消防出動中山、安樂及仁愛分隊，共9車27人前往搶救，火勢已經受到控制。

據了解，屋主明顯死亡，傷者則是年僅20多歲男性，疑似自行更換瓦斯，不慎引發爆炸，身受重傷，但意識清楚，尚能言語。

▲鐵窗破出一個大洞。（圖／記者郭世賢翻攝）

taiwan-subdivisions: 基隆 安樂 中和 仁愛 中山 基隆市


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武漢肺炎疫情擴散，香港4日晚間新增1確診病例，為25歲男子，日本也新增3例。圖為一群年輕人通過香港深圳灣口岸時戴著口罩排隊量體溫。（彭博）

2020-02-05 00:32:21

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國湖北省爆發的2019新型冠狀病毒（2019-nCoV）肺炎疫情持續擴散，香港4日晚間新增1確診病例，為25歲男子，日本也新增3例，其中1人是搭乘撤僑專機返國的日本女性，另2人來自中國。

綜合外媒報導，香港4日出現第18例武漢肺炎病例，為25歲男性香港居民，也是香港確診病例中最年輕的一人。據悉，男子3日到威爾斯親王醫院急診，有肺炎跡象和發燒，經檢驗後呈現陽性。此外，男子過去14天並沒有外遊紀錄。

日本方面，厚生勞動省4日晚間宣布新增3例確診病例，其中一人是乘坐政府撤僑包機在1月30日從中國湖北省武漢市返國的50多歲女子，她在抵達後立即實施的檢查中呈陰性，但因肺炎發病再次檢查才確診。

另2人分別是來自湖北省武漢市的30多歲女子，和湖北省50多歲男子，但該男子已在1月30日返回中國。截至目前，日本通報病例從20人增至23人，其中無症狀感染者有4人。

相關新聞請見︰武漢肺炎懶人包》傳染途徑、預防措施看這裡
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countries: 香港 日本 中國

events: 武漢肺炎 2019-nCoV 2019新型冠狀病毒

title: 武漢肺炎》香港25歲青年確診 日本再增3例1人已返中


title: 武漢肺炎》怕斷糧？農村封路自保 中國農業部下令禁止

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武漢肺炎爆發後，湖北鄰近省分農村私自封路阻隔人車引起爭議。中國農業農村部今天下令嚴禁未經批准擅自封路的行為，確保肉蛋奶供應。（美聯社）

2020-02-04 23:59:16

〔中央社〕武漢肺炎爆發後，湖北鄰近省分農村私自封路阻隔人車引起爭議。中國農業農村部今天發布通知，嚴禁未經批准擅自封路的行為，保持禽畜養殖場、屠宰場、市場對外道路暢通，確保肉蛋奶供應。

這項通知還提出，各地不得攔截仔畜雛禽及種畜禽運輸車輛、不得攔截飼料運輸車輛、不得攔截畜產品運輸車輛、不得關閉屠宰場、不得擅自「封村斷路」、支持企業盡早復工等6項要求，確保維護全國畜牧業正常產銷秩序，保障肉蛋奶市場供應。

新華社報導，中國農業農村部今天發布「關於維護畜牧業正常產銷秩序，保障肉蛋奶市場供應的緊急通知」，提到上述內容。

這項通知要求，要暢通仔畜雛禽及種畜禽運輸管道，滿足養殖場補欄等生產需求，維護正常生產經營活動，鞏固畜牧業基礎產能。也要暢通飼料及玉米等飼料原料運輸管道，鼓勵展開「點對點」生產、配送，滿足畜禽養殖的飼料需求，避免畜禽斷糧影響生產供給。

通知強調，不得攔截畜產品運輸車輛。要推動將商品畜禽、禽蛋、生鮮乳等運輸車輛納入重要物資供應綠色通道，協調辦理交通通行證，解決運輸過程中存在的問題，確保畜產品運得出生產一線、運得到消費一線，防止出現「賣難」和「斷供」現象。

通知並要求保證各地屠宰場正常運轉，不得關閉屠宰場。鼓勵建立「點對點」調運制度，強化產銷銜接，並嚴格落實屠宰檢疫要求，確保市場供給和產品品質安全。

至於「封村斷路」現象，這項通知要求立即清查鄉村公路通行情況，嚴禁未經縣級及以上地方人民政府批准擅自設卡攔截、隨意斷路封路阻斷交通的行為，打通運輸梗阻，確保通往畜禽養殖場、畜產品屠宰加工和交易市場等關鍵場所的道路通暢。

同時，農業農村部支持企業盡早復工，並呼籲各地要在有效防控疫情的同時，盡快安排飼料、屠宰、種畜禽、畜產品加工包裝材料等生產加工企業復工，增加市場供應，保障養殖企業和畜產品加工企業正常運行。


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香港醫護人員發動罷工，向港府表達訴求。多名醫護人員皆表示，早已有犧牲奉獻的覺悟，但不願因為港府的錯誤政策，而白白葬送性命。圖為香港小朋友給香港醫護人員的打氣信。（圖擷取自臉書＿醫管局員工陣線 HA Employees Alliance）

2020-02-04 23:49:08

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國武漢肺炎疫情蔓延，各界嚴防。不同於台灣政府積極防疫，香港政府持續忽視港人籲請「全面封關」的訴求。對此，香港醫護人員昨日開始發動罷工運動，抗議港府的消極作為。多名醫護人員皆表示，早已有犧牲奉獻的覺悟，但不願因為港府的錯誤政策，而白白葬送性命。

根據《立場新聞》 報導，香港律敦治醫院護士Natalie認為，這些社區感染的多起病例，原本都可以防範杜絕，但港府持續忽視港人籲請在第一時間全面封關的請求，如今醫護罷工是走投無路的選項。

Natalie表示，她立志奉獻醫護界，也對於生命的犧牲有所覺悟，但不願因為港府的消極作為而白白葬送性命。她表示，如果港府封關，一定率先加入肺炎感染病患的照護團隊（dirty team）。

另一名護士Helios指出，今天香港爆發的疫情是人禍，而非天災，港府對於防疫工作，拒絕採取任何措拖，卻一味地逼迫醫護人員賣命。Helios怒斥，最令人氣憤的是，連澳門都肯封關了，但林鄭月娥何以如此固執？如果醫護人員不在現在站出來，恐怕未來就沒有機會了。

Helios再指出，甚至還有病患隱瞞接觸史。另外，病房中常常全天缺少N95口罩，外科口罩的口罩盒也是長期都是空的。Helios嘆道，醫護人員雖不是公務員，但也盡力服務、奉獻己力於這個社會，難道港府不認為有必要，提供足夠保護給醫護人員嗎？

另一名罷工護士林先生說，醫護罷工絕不是因為怕死，若怕死的話，直接辭職就可以了，何需採取罷工手段？

events: 罷工 武漢肺炎

countries: 香港 澳門 台灣 中國

title: 武漢肺炎》香港醫護罷工吐心聲：不怕殉職但不願白白葬送


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中國流亡富商郭文貴今日爆料，中共軍事網站「西陸戰略」早在上月已露出馬腳，稱「病毒是人工合成」，他還點出發動生化戰的關鍵人物，就是中國中山大學醫學院長郭德銀。（圖擷取自YouTube「郭文貴」）

2020-02-04 23:57:43

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情慘重，新型冠狀病毒疑似由「武漢P4實驗室」流出，中國官方對此一再否認，武漢病毒所研究員石正麗也以性命擔保，堅稱「與實驗室沒有關係」；然而，中國流亡富商郭文貴今（4）日爆料，中共軍事網站「西陸網」早在上月已露出馬腳，稱「病毒是人工合成」，他還點出發動生化戰的關鍵人物，就是中國中山大學醫學院長郭德銀。

綜合媒體報導，從武漢疫情爆發以來，中國官方的說詞前後不一，先是將矛頭指向「華南海鮮市場」，認定是武漢人食用蝙蝠、蛇等野生動物才感染病毒；同時，中共最初以專家背書，堅稱「疫情可防可控不傳人」，直到失控後才改口承認會「人傳人」。

各界近日開始懷疑病毒來自「武漢P4實驗室」，也有科學家發現新型冠狀病毒的四個突刺蛋白遭到替換；對此，武漢病毒所研究員石正麗昨日透過微信表示，她以性命擔保病毒與實驗室無關，卻很快遭到網友踢爆，她曾將蝙蝠冠狀病毒的基因重組，研發變種冠狀病毒，論文還登上過國際期刊。

在石正麗以「官方身分」出面闢謠之後，富商郭文貴今（4）日指出，代表中國解放軍的網站「西陸網」早在1月26日就有文章宣稱，「病毒4個關鍵蛋白被替換」，還說病毒「可精準攻擊華人」，等同於中國軍方承認「病毒是人工合成，不可能靠蝙蝠病毒自然突變」，目的是發動一場生化戰，試圖將武漢肺炎的疫情推給美國。

郭文貴近日曾多次披露，解放軍中有人倡議用生物戰、細菌戰打台灣、打美國，他強調，「中國有能力研發人工病毒，當統治受到威脅、那麼多人口負擔不了時，就會發動生化戰，再嫁禍給別國」；對此，郭文貴今日直接點名在日前重申「病毒非實驗室外洩」的學者郭德銀，正是當初倡議發動生物戰的關鍵人物。

郭文貴表示，「連中南海裡面也沒有幾個人知道這個姓郭的，如果武漢肺炎這件事情再往下發展，郭德銀將是改變世界的人物」；他並稱，解放軍的文章把病毒製造者推卸給美國人，說是CIA幹的，但美國人一旦知道郭德銀，「中南海就把郭德銀推出來替所有共產黨扛責任」。

最後，郭文貴強調，武漢疫情就是一場戰爭，是共產黨的盜國賊和14億人民的戰爭，然後再綁架14億人民對美國的戰爭，「未來，武漢肺炎讓中共政治上就要有變數，沒有政治沒變數那不行的」。

相關新聞請見︰武漢肺炎懶人包》傳染途徑、預防措施看這裡
「武漢肺炎專區」請點此，更多相關訊息，帶您第一手掌握。

events: 武漢肺炎 冠狀病毒

countries: 中國 台灣 美國

title: 武漢肺炎》病毒是中國生化戰？ 郭文貴爆「解放軍早露餡」


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2020-02-05 00:11:06

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國爆發新型冠狀病毒（2019-nCoV，俗稱武漢肺炎）疫情持續延燒，截止目前中國確診病例高達2萬宗，香港於今天早上也出現首例因武漢肺炎而死亡的個案。由於目前疫情肆虐導致中國各工廠停工，而香港的殯葬業者主要仰賴中國廠商供貨，因此香港殯葬業者憂慮將面臨棺木供應短缺的困境。

根據香港01報導，武漢肺炎疫情嚴峻，導致香港部分關口關閉，中國疫情嚴重的省份也被封道，再加上春節假期延長，當地工廠復工的時間恐怕遙遙無期。由於香港本地沒有生產棺木的工廠，當地殯葬業者主要依賴廣東的工廠供貨，而廣東目前累計確診的武漢肺炎病例近800宗，成為湖北省以外疫情第二嚴重的區域。因此廣東的棺木廠商若在春節過後不能如期復工，香港將面臨棺木不足的挑戰。

香港殯葬業商會指出，已向各殯葬公司發出特別通告，目前香港棺木供應緊張，現在的棺木存貨量估計只能應付到2月8日，因此正與供應商討論相關對策。當地殯葬業者無奈表示，若中國工廠在春節過後不能如期復工，將會造成香港存貨嚴重不足，而開始尋找海外的供應廠商作為出路，因此成本必然上漲，隨後表示「屆時就有機會導致價格上調」。

相關新聞請見︰武漢肺炎懶人包》傳染途徑、預防措施看這裡
「武漢肺炎專區」請點此，更多相關訊息，帶您第一手掌握。

countries: 中國 香港

title: 武漢肺炎》中國復工遙遙無期 香港棺材面臨漲價


title: 超狂「母女」如同好姊妹！每週末通霄狂歡...不只跑吧還跑趴

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英國41歲的全職媽媽吉瑪（Gemma Clarkson）由於很年輕就生下女兒，與22歲的女兒切麗（Cherie）幾乎沒有「代溝」，幾乎每個週末，都會和女兒去酒吧、夜店玩，甚至還會一起參加演唱會及電音派對，玩到凌晨才回家。（圖擷取自臉書）

2020-02-04 23:48:21

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕你能想像有母女能像好朋友一樣，到處吃喝玩樂、半夜跑趴嗎？英國一名41歲的全職媽媽，平日裡，除了照顧11歲的兒子，幾乎每個週末都會和22歲的女兒跑吧、跑趴，玩到凌晨才回家，甚至常常被誤認為是「姊妹」。

綜合外媒報導，英國41歲的全職媽媽吉瑪（Gemma Clarkson）由於很年輕就生下女兒，與22歲的女兒切麗（Cherie）幾乎沒有「代溝」，平日裡，除了照顧11歲的兒子佈雷迪（Brady）外，幾乎每個週末，都會和女兒去酒吧、夜店玩，甚至還會一起參加演唱會及電音派對，玩到凌晨才回家。

據報導，吉瑪表示，常常有人對她說，「你已經過了跑趴的年紀了」、「妳一點都不像媽媽」，但她認為「生命苦短」，應該為自己而活，根本不在乎別人怎麼看，更點出，雖然她們相差快20歲，卻喜歡相同的音樂、有相同的嗜好，更喜歡一起喝酒。

吉瑪也表示，切麗滿18歲後，她們母女倆第一次一起到酒吧喝酒，從那之後，她們幾乎每個週末都會一起出去玩，並指出，「我們會一起參加這麼多活動，只是因為我們喜歡待在一起」，也因此經常被誤認為姊妹。

吉瑪也補充，除了和女兒切麗一起玩，切麗的朋友也經常邀請她參加他們的活動，「如果我沒去，她的朋友還會問『你媽媽呢？』」，而她也會帶著切麗和自己的朋友一起玩。

切麗則表示，「我知道每個人跟媽媽的關係不同，但我媽媽是我最好的朋友，我會跟她分享一切，也會一起解決問題」、「我的朋友們都很喜歡我媽媽、雙方感情很融洽，就像一個大團體一樣，我們就是喜歡玩在一起，無論別人怎麼想」。

有趣的是，吉瑪60歲的媽媽愛黛兒（Adele）有時甚至會和女兒以及孫女一起出去玩，「三代同堂」一起到酒吧小酌、共度悠閒的夜晚。

☆飲酒過量 有害健康 禁止酒駕☆


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武漢肺炎疫情人心惶惶，截至4日，台灣新增第11例武漢肺炎確診個案，為首批從武漢搭專機回台的台商之一。全民為防疫作準備，導致市面上口罩被買光，近日已有不少醫療第一線的醫護人員PO文大吐無奈。麻醉科醫師邱豑慶在粉專PO文，指出人性自私，因此從不奢求大家讓出口罩，但民眾若有5行為，「我建議不要浪費口罩了！」

為了防疫，搶口罩彷彿成為台灣人的全民運動。對此，麻醉科醫師邱豑慶在粉專發表看法，他指出武漢肺炎確定以飛沫及接觸為傳染途徑，比起前者，最大宗其實是接觸傳染。他舉例接觸傳染包括以下的傳染途徑，「手上有病毒，揉眼睛。脫下口罩，點根菸，順便摳摳鼻孔。拉下口罩，沒洗手吃東西。」他認為勤洗手絕對比戴口罩更有效。

邱豑慶醫師表示，他常常在院內、院外看到有人把「口罩戴在脖子，或是露出鼻孔的」。，還有人會口罩一脫直接蹲在院外吸菸，挖鼻孔沒洗手，還順便掏顆檳榔嚼。

邱豑慶氣憤指出，還有一種更可惡的：「明明戴著口罩，咳嗽時卻拉下口罩，咳完再戴好的。」邱豑慶糾正對方該行為時，還會被對方回嗆：「不拉下口罩，咳嗽口罩會濕掉啊」，讓他聽了超無言，只能在心中回應：「口罩跟保險套一樣，都是一次性使用好嗎？」他也在心中嘲諷對方，「保險套怎麼不取下來，射完再戴回去呢？」就沒聽對方提到，「不拿下保險套，射精保險套會濕掉啊」。邱豑慶想藉此邏輯，表達出「拉下口罩，否則咳嗽口罩會濕掉」這一觀點是錯誤的。

邱豑慶醫師感嘆，「我知道人性都是自私的，保護自己和家人這是天性，所以我從來不會奢求呼籲大家把口罩讓給醫護人員。」但是，他在文中苦口婆心地說，若民眾有以下5種行為，建議「不要浪費口罩了」，並再三強調，勤洗手比戴口罩更重要，「還有噴酒精但不洗手的人也很無言。

在此，邱豑慶醫師鄭重呼籲：

📌如果你一天沒洗十次手以上

📌如果你都只有去完廁所才想到要洗手

📌如果你吃喝東西前都沒洗手

📌如果你常常口罩戴在脖子當脖圍

📌如果你的口罩不戴好，時時刻刻都露出鼻孔

title: 醫苦勸這5行為 別浪費口罩了


title: 台灣口罩實名制 「劍橋港姐」崩潰買蒸籠原因曝光

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麥明詩才貌雙全，目前正在台灣工作。(取自麥明詩IG)

武漢肺炎疫情升溫，為了讓民眾都能夠買到口罩，行政院也宣布口罩自6日起實名制購買上路，，民眾可使用健保卡在全國 6 千多家健保特約藥局購買。對此，人在台灣工作的2015年港姐冠軍麥明詩就在社群網站崩潰PO文，直呼自己快要去買蒸籠了。

港姐冠軍出身的麥明詩，擁有劍橋大學法學文學士高學歷。去年底宣布淡出演藝圈的她，日前才以律師事務所顧問身分在台灣工作，上週還在社群網站分享台北口罩搶光的狀況。

如今台灣宣布口罩實名制購買，也讓沒有健保卡的麥明詩崩潰PO文寫著「台灣實名制，我想我就快要買蒸籠。」順道諷刺了一下日前教大家用100度高溫蒸口罩消毒的香港議員蔣麗芸。

為何不能用高溫蒸口罩消毒？有專家指出，因為高溫可能會令不織布纖維材質變形，或破壞不織布纖維帶電性，將降低口罩過濾效果。

countries: 台灣 香港


title: 挺過梅根風暴 威廉凱特全靠她

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梅根和夫婿哈利為了追求自我，不顧一切脫英，淡出英國王室核心成員行列。在外界高度關注的龐大壓力下，威廉王子多虧了岳母卡蘿‧密道頓（Carole Middleton）的大力支持，才和妻子凱特同心協力，渡過兄弟分道揚鑣的難關。

據《太陽報》（The Sun）和《每日郵報》（DailyMail）報導，英國王室專家鄧皮爾（Phil Dampier）說，在威廉和凱特的心目中，65歲的卡蘿是穩定與支持的強大力量。他指出，卡蘿出身勞工家庭，個性十分堅強，她一心向上，成功經營了自己的事業，使她有鋼鐵般的意志力。


title: 人夫偷情自拍嘿咻藏「D槽」 老婆開PC炸裂醋罈

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有習慣將「愛情動作片」藏放在電腦「D槽」的人要當心了！北部地區有名已婚男子在外搭「小三」發展婚外情，還高調外出四處「嘿咻」，自拍偷情影片，放在家人共用的電腦的「D槽」，有天他老婆使用店查資料，無意中進入「D槽」，發現裡面影片檔都是「妖精打架」，起先以為是丈夫偷看「滅火」，未料好奇打開，竟然「男主角」是自己老公與不明女子的滾床激情片，瞬間醋罈崩裂！

老婆在忍無可忍下，檢具「證據」提告丈夫與「小三」，反駁，但是人夫強調並未將檔案存在家用電腦裡，質疑是他老婆找徵信社以非法手段取得，因內容涉及其私密部位，已經嚴重侵害到他的隱私權，因此不具證據力。

同時被告的「小三」，也是否認與人夫婚外情，並強調影片看不到女子的臉部，不能認定就是她

庭訊時，被告人夫不否認與「小三」發生婚外情，法官考量2人的財力及資歷後，判決人夫與「小三」須賠償元配100萬元，全案可上訴。

★不正常的男女關係是家庭的殺手。中時電子報關心您

★ 尊重身體自主權！請撥打113、110


title: 驚！螢火蟲恐絕種 台這產業被點名

countries: 泰國 日本 墨西哥 台灣 美國 馬來西亞

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美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）報導，美國波士頓塔弗茲大學（Tufts University）的研究團隊3日刊登在期刊《生物科學》（BioScience）的研究顯示，全球約2,000種螢火蟲恐瀕臨絕種。

主導研究的塔弗茲大學生物系教授露易絲（Sara Lewis）表示，棲地消失是許多野生種螢火蟲數量下降的主因，因為部分品種的螢火蟲需要特定的棲息環境來完成牠們的生命周期。

例如一種馬來西亞螢火蟲Pteroptyx tener，牠們以會一群一群同步閃爍而聞名，這類螢火蟲主要棲息在紅樹林沼澤地，不過放眼望去，馬來西亞大部分的紅樹林已改成種植棕櫚樹或是養殖漁業。

該研究還指出，夜間光害是危害螢火蟲生存的第二大原因。光害包含直接光源，例如街燈發出的光以及廣告看板，另一種則是skyglow，中文通常譯為「霞光」或是「天空輝光」，泛指過量的人工照明，導致夜間天空亮度大幅增加的情形。

研究人員之一的歐文斯（Avalon Owens）表示，光害不只破壞生物的生理節奏，還會打亂螢火蟲的交配儀式，因為許多種螢火蟲非常仰賴生物發光現象來吸引配偶交配。生物發光現象指的是螢火蟲體內會自行發光，光害增加會打亂牠們的求偶期。研究指出，目前全球約有23%的地表正遭受一定程度的光害汙染。

使用農藥、殺蟲劑也會危害螢火蟲。文章特別點出，美國農民種植玉米、大豆使用的「新菸鹼類」（Neonicotinoids）殺蟲劑具有風險。

這篇研究還點名台灣，它說台灣、日本、馬來西亞、泰國等國家推出的螢火蟲生態之旅也是置螢火蟲於險境的因素之一，這類生態之旅近年來愈來愈受歡迎，每年吸引超過20萬人次朝聖。

文章指出，在泰國，業者為了沿著紅樹林河岸發展螢火蟲遊船產業，大肆伐木、侵蝕河岸，導致棲地被破壞；此外，美國及墨西哥也傳出遊客踩踏螢火蟲的情形。作者指出，相關觀光守則應該要建立好，以保護螢火蟲免於踩踏、光害、殺蟲劑等威脅。


title: 美股連續2天開盤大漲！30分鐘狂飆450點　特斯拉股價破900美元

companies: 特斯拉 蘋果

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▲美股連續2天開盤大漲，顯示市場對疫情憂慮放緩。（資料照／路透）

記者王致凱／綜合報導

市場對新型冠狀病毒疫情憂慮放緩。美股連續第二天上漲，道瓊工業指數開盤後30分鐘飆漲450點或1.6％，報28,840.20點；標普500指數和那斯達克綜合指數也上漲1.4％。

道瓊指數周五（1月31日）收盤暴跌603點或2.1％，但周一（1日）反彈上漲144點或0.5％。周二美股漲勢持續，包括蘋果上漲1.9％，英偉達（Nvidia）和美光（Micron）漲幅均超過2％。

此外，特斯拉以超過17％的漲幅帶動那斯達克上漲。特斯拉股價今日飆漲至900美元以上，為六年來表現最亮眼一次。投資人巴倫（Ron Baron）表示，特斯拉有望實現1兆美元營收。


title: 未過驗！首批滯留台商3人無法登機　湖北台辦：還有800多人等返台

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▲247名滯留武漢台商在天河機場等待檢疫。（圖／翻攝中新社）

記者曾俊豪／綜合報導

第一批返台的滯留武漢台商中，傳出有一例武漢肺炎確診病例，湖北省台辦副主任邢軍志4日指出，第一批返台的所有人，登機前都測過三次體溫，並要求簽署返台承諾書，內容包括即日前14天內未接觸確診和疑似新型肺炎病患、配合台灣當地防疫要求做好隔離防護等。他表示，陸方在登機前查出1名發熱、2名證件不合格的台胞都未能登機，目前，還有800多人希望返台。

《中新社》報導，邢軍志受訪時，先介紹感染新型冠狀病毒肺炎（武和肺炎）的台灣民眾最新病情。他表示，確診患者是在發燒7天後於29日告知地方台辦，31日入院隔離。3位疑似病患目前也住進醫院隔離觀察，他們新冠病毒核酸檢測均為陰性，總體狀況基本穩定。

邢軍志指出，自武漢1月23日關閉離漢通道以來，經統計共有1000多位台胞留在湖北境內，其中在武漢的佔相當比例。省台辦也緊急通知各地迅速瞭解情況，建立對應，幫助正常就醫及發放防護用品，一旦發現病患及時通報，與醫療、防疫部門密切配合，保證台灣民眾得到及時救治。

他強調，當地政府在實施作業前，做了細緻的摸底統計、各種風險評估和協調準備工作。第一批返台的所有人，登機前已進行過三次體溫測量，每人均簽申請返台承諾書，內容包括即日前14天內未接觸確診和疑似新型肺炎病患、配合台灣當地防疫要求做好隔離防護等。

邢軍志表示，在登機前查出1名發熱、2名證件不合格的台灣民眾，最終均未能登機。而目前還有800多名台胞表示希望盡快返台，其中有些是臨時來湖北出差、探親、家庭團聚，有些還帶著老人、孩子，「我們正在緊鑼密鼓開展後續安排和組織工作，希望這些台胞能在最短時間內通過春節加班機返台。」

▲武漢台商撤僑專機返台，最終爆出一人確診。（圖／記者李毓康攝）


title: 深夜變卦！第二批武漢台商包機改6日飛　徐正文：為升級防護措施

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▲為升級防護措施，陸方原計畫5日送回滯留武漢台商的第二梯次包機，深夜臨時改為6日執行。（圖／記者李毓康攝）

記者陳政錄／台北報導

原定今（5日）起飛，接回第二批滯留武漢台商的包機，臨時更改為6日執行。台北市家長協會總會長徐正文轉述台商說法稱，「為了升級加強防護措施」，他們深夜收到訊息，將改到6日起飛。

據了解，首批滯留武漢的247位台灣民眾，於3日晚間從天河機場起飛後，大陸官媒即發文指出，「第二批運送工作將在5日進行」，但我方陸委會、海基會4日凌晨均對此發布聲明表示，「雙方未有任何協商聯繫。」

▲首批返台的滯留武漢台灣民眾，在3日下午上車準備前往機場情況。（圖／徐正文提供）

4日下午，協助聯繫滯留武漢台商的徐正文在召開記者會，並與武漢台商視訊連線時表示，依據台協、台辦的資訊，的確是在5日有班機回台，且目前已經在進行報到的工作了，「可能中間有一些溝通的部分，才會說不確定。」

但5日凌晨，徐正文轉述滯留台商說法稱，他們收到消息，「明天確定不飛了」，主要目的是為了升級加強防護措施。具體細節各方仍在了解當中，返台人數也會有所增加。

對於第二批滯留武漢台商包機執行，陸委會昨（4日）深夜曾發布聲明指稱，關於5日執行第二批班機，「只是單方面訊息，未經雙方商討協調」，且在3日返台的旅客中，已有一個確診病例，政府相關部門商定後，制定三大接續處理原則。

陸委會表示，三大原則包含提升防檢疫工作的確實度；旅客名冊對岸務須與我方協商並達成一致；隔離收容場所容量有一定限度，執行下次任務前須做好充足準備等。其中，「完整旅客名冊亦需於啓航前一日交給我方，俟審查入境資格無誤後再予執行。」

▼台北市家長會長協會總會長徐正文與滯留台商視訊連線。（圖／記者蔡紹堅攝）


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記者陶本和／台北報導

為抵抗武漢肺炎，擔任中央疫情指揮中心指揮官的衛福部長陳時中不眠不休，4日在記者會上更掉下眼淚，讓外界備感不捨。臉書粉絲專頁「台灣肉圓世界同行」也發起「陳時中部長去休息」活動，讓網友一人一留言，用眾人力量督促部長休息。

陳時中在晚間的記者會上流下眼淚後，外界對他備感不捨，「衛生福利部」的臉書粉專小編PO文表示，非常感謝大家對於阿中部長及有中央流行疫情指揮中心全體同仁的關心，他想把網友們的打氣、關心及指教都彙整起來，再轉達給阿中部長及全體同仁，「防疫視同作戰，我們會繼續努力！」

在貼文一出，短短30分鐘湧入2.6萬名網友按讚留言，大家都想對陳時中部長說一聲加油，而小編也開玩笑洩漏陳部長的小祕密說，「衛福編編認識的阿中部長，很堅強而且數學很好，相信他一定會馬上振作的！防疫視同作戰，我們會繼續加油！」

此外，臉書粉絲專頁「台灣肉圓世界同行」也發起一個「陳時中部長去休息」的活動，讓網友除了分享防疫的文章之外，也在留言中特別留下「＃陳時中部長去休息」的標註。

有趣的是，該粉專也列出陳時中從2月3日至今詳細的工作行程表，推算出部長上一次睡覺應該是在上週日，所以才在今天晚上，邀集網友們一起叮嚀部長去睡覺。

▲衛福部長陳時中主持武漢肺炎記者會。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

references: 網友 臉書

title: 拚防疫超過24小時沒睡　網友心疼發起「陳時中部長去休息」活動！


title: 阿中部長2日「鐵人行程」曝光！網整理嚇傻：上次睡覺48hrs前

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▲中央流行疫情指揮中心指揮官陳時中。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

記者鄒鎮宇／綜合報導

中央流行疫情指揮中心指揮官陳時中自武漢肺炎疫情爆發後，天天召開記者會轉達最新進度，3日更為接武漢返台的台商們徹夜未眠。有網友整理出陳時中3日、4日的行程表，竟發現他上次休息睡覺是在48小時前。

臉書粉專「台灣肉圓世界同行」整理出陳時中的「2天鐵人行程表」，希望網友看完可以留言請部長去休息，因為「部長上次睡覺，應該是上週日」，「今天晚上，我們一起 cue 部長去睡覺」，希望阿中部長可以看到網友們的留言，好好放心去休息。

行程表如下：

2月3日

09：00 坐陣指揮中心

11：00 工作會議

13：30 宣導會議

14：00 邊境及社區防疫組會議

14：30 行政院開會

16：30 記者會

18：00 指揮中心會議

21：00 記者會

22：00 行政院開會

▼衛福部長陳時中從3日晚間等待台商入境，一路等到晚上11時。（圖／記者黃彥傑攝）

2月4日

00：10 抵達桃機

01：45 離開桃機

03：50 抵達台中檢疫所

05：05 遊覽車抵達

06：20 離開台中檢疫所

08：30 返CDC記者會

09：30 行政院開會

12：00 口罩分配工作會議

13：00 專家會議

14：00 記者會

15：30 邊境及社區工作會議

17：30 行政院開會

20：00 記者會

「台灣肉圓世界同行」表示，防疫是全民的事，但今天一定要讓部長睡覺，還P圖讓陳時中部長躺在枕頭上，卻不斷煩惱著買口罩、台商及洗手等事。

網友看完紛紛留言，「謝謝你和全體團隊成員把台灣防疫守護的很好，台灣有你們真好，非常感謝」、「謝謝你們辛苦了，好好睡個覺才有體力面對防疫工作啊」、「請為國人照顧好自己」、「時中都沒在看時鐘的，快睡覺」。

►蔡依林「翻糖蛋糕品牌」～獨家開賣了！


references: 臉書 網友

people: 林智堅 陳時中

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▲衛福部長陳時中主持武漢肺炎記者會掉下眼淚。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

記者陶本和／台北報導

為抵抗武漢肺炎，擔任中央疫情指揮中心指揮官的衛福部長陳時中不眠不休，4日在記者會上更掉下眼淚，讓外界備感不捨。對此，新竹市長林智堅深夜在臉書指出，陳時中、衛福部同仁都承受巨大的壓力和消磨，呼籲大家共體時艱，防疫人員需要鼓勵，不是非理性的謾罵與謠言。

陳時中在晚間的記者會上流下眼淚後，外界對他備感不捨，「衛生福利部」的臉書粉專小編PO文表示，非常感謝大家對於阿中部長及有中央流行疫情指揮中心全體同仁的關心，他想把網友們的打氣、關心及指教都彙整起來，再轉達給阿中部長及全體同仁，「防疫視同作戰，我們會繼續努力！」

在貼文一出，短短30分鐘湧入2.6萬名網友按讚留言，大家都想對陳時中部長說一聲加油，而小編也開玩笑洩漏陳部長的小祕密說，「衛福編編認識的阿中部長，很堅強而且數學很好，相信他一定會馬上振作的！防疫視同作戰，我們會繼續加油！」

對此，林智堅也在臉書表示，他過去和陳時中因為兒童醫院的興建，有過多次的會面，「私下的他是個開朗又專業的醫生，在兒童醫院的興建上，也給我非常多的協助和指導，和我感同身受的了解新竹市民的需要。」

林智堅說，看到陳時中為了武漢肺炎返台人員的事情，在記者會上哽咽、落下淚來，知道他是真情流露，真的不捨和心疼，用盡全力的護送國人同胞返台，雖然明知道確診人數會上升，但為了多拯救一條寶貴的生命，他和衛服部的同仁都承受了非常巨大的壓力和消磨，才能把這些人接回來。

林智堅表示，就像陳時中所說的，「我們讓他回來，雖然不希望在統計上有更多確診的病人，但是反過來想，但也等於是很有可能救他一命」。他認為，壓力、疲勞、挫折，從中央到地方都為了疫情，有許多的同仁堅守岡位，沒有休假、24小時輪班用盡全力的防堵疫情擴散，這是我們的責任與使命。

但是林智堅也表示，最令人氣餒的，是仍有許多充滿惡意或是政治口水不斷傳播，不僅讓同仁疲於奔命的解釋和說明，也讓民眾越加的惶恐，而同仁也必須承受更大的壓力。

他呼籲，希望大家在這困難的時刻更應該團結，也要請大家共體時艱，這個時候防疫人員需要大家的鼓勵，而不是非理性的謾罵與謠言中傷，讓我們勇敢的繼續努力與堅守。

▼新竹市長林智堅。（圖／新竹市政府）

title: 林智堅：陳時中、衛福部同仁都承受巨大的壓力和消磨


title: 防亂扔二次汙染！浙江推「5廢棄口罩換1肥皂」...網大嘆：買不到怎麼丟

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▲浙江衢州一處農村日前推出「5個廢棄口罩換1塊肥皂」的措施。（圖／路透）

記者邱茀濱／綜合報導

武漢肺炎肆虐全球，大陸境內確診人數已破2萬，民眾紛紛瘋搶口罩防疫，然而為了防止使用過的口罩亂扔，造成二次汙染的現象，浙江衢州一處農村日前便推出「5個廢棄口罩換1塊肥皂」的措施。據悉，口罩換肥皂的措施推廣僅兩天的時間，蘇莊鎮共收集近8000個廢棄的口罩。

綜合陸媒報導，為了防止使用過的口罩亂扔造成二次汙染的現象，浙江省衢州市開化縣蘇莊鎮高坑村日前推出「5個廢棄口罩換1塊肥皂」措施，由相關人員開著垃圾車前往每家農戶，統一收集廢棄的口罩並發放肥皂。一名村名開心表示，「（口罩）本來是放垃圾桶裡去，現在有人換肥皂了，我們就不會亂扔，不會影響大家，感覺很貼心做得很好。」

浙江衢州市開化縣高坑村支部書記汪國富指出，「我們收集以後由村裡網格員送到（蘇莊）鎮上衛生院，由衛生院集中處理，這樣我們村裡就放心了。」據悉，蘇莊鎮目前全鎮均已推廣口罩換肥皂的措施，開始至今兩天的時間，共收集近8000個廢棄的口罩。

不過，還是許多網友大嘆根本買不到口罩，哪來的廢棄，留言表示「這個可以，但是買不到哪裡來五個廢棄的口罩呢」、「我都沒口罩丟」、「可是我連一個新的口罩都沒有……」、「五個口罩都被用了。這家得多有錢？我家現在都沒有五個口罩」、「羨慕浙江人民，上海人民還沒拿到口罩呢」、「五十個肥皂換一個口罩行不行？口罩太難買了！各大網站一發售就秒無，根本搶不上！我還是進信息很快的群裡，然後提前在天貓蹲到的」。

▲網友大嘆根本買不到口罩。（圖／記者屠惠剛攝）

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▲河南鄭州市4日下午宣布實施「閉環管理」後，晚間街上情況。（圖／讀者提供）

記者林彥臣／綜合報導

因應新型冠狀病毒肺炎（2019-nCoV）也就是武漢肺炎疫情，河南省會同時也是台商大城的鄭州市4日下午公告將採取「閉環管理」，嚴控外來人員進入。由於鄭州為鴻海集團替蘋果公司生產iPhone手機的工廠重要基地，是否影響出貨備受關注。

鄭州市政府官網刊登新型冠狀病毒肺炎疫情防控領導小組辦公室第9號公告，表示將對全市行政區域內的黨政機關、企事業單位、居民社區（村）實行閉環管理，「原則上保留一個出入口，可視情況設置應急通道並安排值守」。

公告稱，在機關和企事業單位門崗、居民社區（村）出入口全面建立防控檢查服務點，「實行逢進必查，嚴格登記、核實信息、測量體溫，發現發熱或疑似症狀及時報告，交轄區衛生健康部門按規範程序處置」。

公告要求，居民社區（村）「原則上不允許訪客進入，常住、租住、暫住人員憑相關證明在本小區（村）出入口防控檢查服務點備案後，憑證出入」。外賣、快遞等配送人員與接收人電話聯繫後，可在目的地檢查服務點進行無接觸取送。

公告表示，外來人員如有特殊情況確需進入閉環管理區域，必須說明理由、登記備案並自覺接受體溫檢測，方可由單位或社區（村）內人員陪同進入，並要求所有進出人員，要主動配合疫情防控工作，如實登記資料，接受體溫檢測，及時報告異常情況。「對於在非常時期不聽勸阻、尋釁滋事等行為，公安機關將堅決予以打擊，維護良好的社會秩序」。

公告也提到，原則上不得在單位、社區（村）保留的出入口的外擴大區域、設置障礙，阻礙通行出行；不得要求已經登記備案並發放通行憑證的人員進出重複登記；不得阻止身份準確、體溫正常、無其他異常狀況的人員返回居（租）住地。

▲閉環管理後，政府要求民眾不得無故外出，採購物資也不得在外逗留太久。（圖／讀者提供）

有當地台商在接受《ETtoday新聞雲》時曝光實際狀況，主要是限制人員不得無故在外逗留，有企業、單位已於3日開工，機場、車站仍在營運，唯獨比較麻煩的是，「路口檢疫人員要求每戶買菜最好在上午，出門不能超過1個小時。」

該名台商指出，實際上對於企業經營、人員、物流往來的衝擊並沒有想像中高，因為目前機場、火車站仍在營運，人員物流可正常往來，但政府已開始減少大眾交通工具如地鐵站、公車班次，計程車也越來越少，若民眾有工作、採購物資等需求，建議搭乘「私家車」出門，避免群聚感染。

▲鄭州是富士康iPhone組裝廠的重鎮。（圖／微博）

鴻海集團旗下的富士康，在鄭州共有94條生產線，每天能生產50萬支iPhone，是全球蘋果手機生產重鎮，按照鴻海集團最新聲明，在大陸的各主要廠區，維持全面2月10日復工目標不變。

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events: 冠狀病毒 2019-nCoV 武漢肺炎

title: 人進不來！台商大城鄭州宣布封城　iPhone「貨出去」備受關注


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▲武漢台商回台後確診感染，陳時中在記者會沮喪落淚。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

記者趙于婷／台北報導

第一批滯留武漢的台商3日深夜包機抵台，直接送至集中隔離檢驗所，其中3人收治負壓隔離病房，今1名確診，這結果讓中央疫情指揮中心指揮官陳時中沮喪落淚表示「同仁真的很努力，不希望看到這樣的結果。」另外，外交部也宣布，過去14天曾入境中國大陸或居住中國大陸的外籍人士，2/7起限制入境台灣。

第一批247位台商3日深夜抵達桃園機場，由檢疫員進行檢疫後分別送醫或居家隔離，返台台商中2人有呼吸道症狀、1人發燒，3人直接後送收治負壓隔離病房。緊接著在4日晚間就臨時召開記者會宣布發燒台商確診感染武漢肺炎。而陳時中在記者會公布武漢台商確診後，忍不住沮喪落淚，數度拿出衛生紙擦拭，也向大眾道歉「自己沒做好情緒管控」。

陳時中強忍眼淚直說，大家第一個時間聽到（確診）都很沮喪，不過這也是帶他們回來的重要原因，決定把武漢台商接回來，就是避免有病人留在武漢，在不好醫療環境中，可能喪失寶貴性命，雖然不希望有確診病人，「但反過來想，變成可以救他一命，盡醫療最大的努力幫助他。」

▲中央疫情指揮中心指揮官陳時中在記者會難掩失落情緒。（圖／記者林敬旻攝）

而為了加強防疫措施，外交部4日也宣布，2/7起針對14日內（1/24後）曾經入境或居住在中國大陸的一般外籍人士「禁止入境台灣」，其中也包含享有免簽證待遇、落地簽、電子簽證待遇和有效簽證的外籍人士。

至於有特殊原因確實需要入境台灣的外籍人士，葉非比說，14天內「未曾入境或居住中國大陸重大疫情區」可以申請入境簽證，但必須按照規定準備相關資料，駐外館處才能依規定受理評估是否可以入台。

需準備資料包括過去14日內的旅遊史（但曾前往中國大陸的重度疫情區不會受理），出示7日內健康檢查證明（不能有發燒或肺部感染）以及核准進入台灣後，有病徵立即通報我國衛生機關的切結書。

而對於安置在集中隔離檢驗所的武漢台商，陳時中強調，這些台商將進行14天嚴格的「一人一室」隔離檢疫措施，每人每天需監測兩次體溫，如發現發燒、呼吸道症狀或身體不適會依規定後送就醫，場所也會提供口罩等相關防護裝備供檢疫者及工作同仁使用，集中檢疫者不能外出，且活動範圍以檢疫房間為主，因此與附近居民不會有接觸，民眾可放心。

▲外交部宣布，2/7起14日內曾入境中國大陸或居住當地的外籍人士，一律限制入境台灣。（圖／記者賴文萱攝，資料照）

countries: 台灣 中國

title: 武漢台商1名確診...陳時中沮喪哭了　2/7起14天內曾去大陸「外籍人士禁入境」


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記者許皓婷／綜合報導

大陸武漢肺炎疫情擴散，各國紛紛升級防疫作為，光良3日剛從馬來西亞來台，他透露吉隆坡機場所有工作人員都戴上口罩，他在飛機上也戴著口罩，但他在吃米果時嗆到，咳嗽了幾下，讓他無奈自嘲：「附近的乘客應該嚇死了。」

▲光良從馬來西亞來台。（圖／翻攝自Facebook／光良）

光良3日從馬來西亞飛來台灣，他透露在機場要走自動通關時，無法順利通過，他便被海關人員引導到體溫檢查的櫃檯，原來是因為他2019年12月19日曾去過武漢，所以要填寫文件、自主管理14天，但其中有一位海關人員向他要簽名，表示老公是他的粉絲，「我們有買3／14小巨蛋的演唱會門票喔！我先生是你的超級粉絲，他關注你比關注我還要多。不過，他竟然只買自己的票，都沒有問我要不要去！」讓他笑說：「怎麼那麼過分，應該一起來啊！」

而光良也特地感謝海關人員，「貼心的海關人員再次提醒我自己要注意身體健康，也預祝我小巨蛋演唱會順利成功。」讓他感動直呼：「防疫工作人人有責，謝謝海關人員的貼心，辛苦你們了！」

▲光良發文。（圖／翻攝自Facebook／光良）

countries: 馬來西亞 台灣

title: 光良12月去過武漢「一入境就被關切」　曝搭機狂咳：附近乘客應該嚇死


title: Gary告知結婚3年　路人看過《RM》…傻問「是不是跟宋智孝」

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記者劉宛欣／綜合報導

南韓綜藝節目《Running Man》捧紅的歌手Gary，自從2016年無預警宣布暫別演藝圈後，經歷閃婚與生子，日前宣布復出，帶著2歲兒子參加人氣綜藝節目《超人回來了》。日前節目播出最新一集，Gary罕見地提及了曾經同屬《Running Man》班底的宋智孝的名字。

▲Gary帶著兒子加入《超人回來了》。（圖／翻攝YouTube／KBS Entertain）

Gary在最新一集的《超人回來了》，為了喜愛搬家用雲梯車的兒子，跑遍了家裡附近所有的不動產，尋問近期有沒有人要搬過來，並使用搬家雲梯車，最後終於問到了雲梯車會出沒的地點，他則突然心血來潮尋問不動產職員「認不認識自己」，讓老闆慌張地回答「好像常常在哪裡看到」。

▲Gary問老闆認不認識自己。（圖／翻攝YouTube／KBS Entertain）

隨後Gary提及自己已經結婚3年，殊不知不動產老闆突然回答道：「Gary好像跟某一位小姐很常一起出現，一起跑步…」，讓他立即意識到對方應該是在講與自己，在《Running Man》裡組成「周一情侶」的女星宋智孝，回答表示「啊～是在說宋智孝」。

▲Gary提及宋智孝。（圖／翻攝YouTube／KBS Entertain）

宋智孝與Gary過去曾在《Running Man》節目上組成「周一情侶」，充滿粉紅泡泡的互動，受到眾多粉絲喜愛，不過自男方在2016年退出節目、並在隔年閃婚後，螢幕CP組合也隨之消失，雙方從此鮮少有互動。如今事隔許久，Gary復出後，在節目上再度提到了對方的名字，意外勾起不少觀眾回憶。

▲Gary提及宋智孝。（影片取自YouTube，如遭刪除請見諒。）


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編輯／Duke

四年一度的夏季奧林匹克運動會即將於日本東京登場，各家運動品牌為此紛紛啟動奧運計畫，目的就是要慶祝這項重大賽事的到來。近日，運動大廠Nike便正式祭出旗下著名鞋款Air Max 97結合奧林匹克運動會標誌性的「五環」，企圖推出「奧運五環套裝」來搶奪眾人目光。

▲Nike推出奧運五環套裝。（圖／翻攝自Sneakernews）

奧林匹克運動會的五環代表五大洲，即藍色代表歐洲；黑色代表非洲；紅色代表美洲；黃色代表亞洲；綠色代表大洋洲。此次的「奧運五環套裝」共推出5款配色，每款均採用經典的Air Max 97搭配對應的五環色調。另外，鞋款於設計上共有兩個小巧思，首先是鞋舌上的拉環為五環色調的縮寫，而鞋舌、側面、鞋底處的金勾則是代表贏得金牌的至高榮譽。

▲奧林匹克運動會的五環代表五大洲。（圖／翻攝自Sneakernews）

▲在鞋舌、側面、鞋底的設計上有兩個小巧思。（圖／翻攝自Nike）

Nike Air Max 97「奧運五環套裝」已於Nike官網與指定零售商開賣，不過，目前僅提供男生尺碼，定價則為台幣5,400元。

獲得奧林匹克運動會的金牌為運動員的最高榮譽。近日，Nike與Adidas不約而同都以金色為主調，分別推出Air Max 97與Ultra Boost 20，但兩雙鞋與「奧運五環套裝」不同，純粹為應景發布的配色，並且目前未有發售的消息消息流出，喜歡的朋友要再等等了。

▲Nike與Adidas不約而同都以金色為主調，推出Air Max 97與Ultra Boost 20的奧運金牌配色。（圖／翻攝自Adidas、Sneaker Bar Detroit）

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title: 揪四個朋友買起來組戰隊！Nike奧運套裝超帥，Air Max 97化身五環旗幟


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記者蕭采薇／綜合報導

韓團Super Junior成員神童去年10月宣布要從116公斤減到75公斤，經過三個多月他已經減下30公斤，神童也透露自己在專業力量幫忙下「三餐都能吃，體重一直降」，用不同以往的舒服方式減肥。他也在IG公布新的證件照，讓網友大呼：「真的要認不出來了！」

▲神童已經瘦下30公斤。（圖／翻攝自神童IG）

神童激瘦的身材成為熱議的焦點，繼上次秀出在圭賢身邊「Size差不多」的照片後，他又在IG公布新的證件照，更自嘲寫下：「這是哪位？呵呵」稱讚攝影師拍出超好看照片，更強調：「這不是廣告，是我想記錄下來。」也讓超多人直喊：「想預約了！」

▲神童「V臉花美男」新的證件照曝光。（圖／翻攝自神童IG）

神童在去年底就已經減重17公斤，如今更是已經成功減去30公斤，距離最終目標的75公斤已經不遠。神童也透露：「試過很多減肥方法，但這樣舒適的方式還是第一次。躺著接受管理，三餐都可以吃，體重卻一直降。AI會分析我的身體並提出方向，感覺是和以往完全不同的全新減肥方式。」

▲神童瘦下來後，雙眼皮出來了，鼻子也變更挺了。（圖／翻攝自神童IG）

title: SJ神童「激瘦30公斤」花美男證件照曝光　自己都傻眼：這是哪位？


title: Virus Outbreak: MOFA slams Beijing’s ‘misleading’ lies

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou speaks at a news conference at the ministry in Taipei yesterday.Photo: Lu Yi-hsuan, Taipei Times
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday accused the Chinese government of lying and misleading other nations into blocking Taiwanese flights or tourists, after Italy, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Mongolia imposed bans amid 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) fears.

Beijing has repeatedly lied to the global community by claiming to take good cares of Taiwanese, ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) told a news briefing at the ministry in Taipei after being asked about comments Chinese Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Li Song (李松) made at the WHO executive board’s meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday.

Li told the meeting that “the so-called crevice to global disease prevention resulting from Taiwan’s exclusion from the WHO does not exist at all. That is merely a lie and pretext made by Taiwanese authorities seeking to join the WHO assembly.”

China has provided Taiwan with the latest information about the new coronavirus based on the principles of transparency and openness, and last month it received two Taiwanese representatives seeking to collect information about the disease in Wuhan, Li said.

Ou rejected Li’s claims, saying that the Taiwanese sent to Wuhan were only able to gather limited information.

The WHO, yoked by Beijing’s pressure, has not responded to Taiwan’s request for more information about the disease, nor has it invited Taiwanese experts to join its emergency meetings, which hampers Taiwan’s efforts to obtain the latest information about the disease or joining discussions about preventive measures, Ou said.

The ministry protests the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ reiteration of the “one China” principle as a prerequisite for Taiwan’s inclusion in the WHO, she said.

Regardless of the 2019-nCoV’s threat to the world’s population, including 23 million Taiwanese, China keeps using the fictional “one China” principle to exclude Taiwan from the WHO and other global organizations, which amounts to politically extorting Taiwanese, while showing its own evil and barbaric nature, Ou said.

The Central Epidemic Command Center said it has requested that the WHO issue corrections after the WHO’s No. 14 situation report released on Monday incorrectly listed “Taipei, China” as having reported 13 cases of 2019-nCoV, when only 10 cases had been confirmed in Taiwan as of Monday.

Ou said the Italian government showed preliminary goodwill by allowing China Airlines to ferry home stranded Taiwanese tourists after Rome on Friday announced a ban on flights from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan until April 28, following the confirmation that two Chinese tourists in Rome had the virus.

After diplomatic negotiations, the Italian government allowed a China Airlines flight to land to repatriate 254 Taiwanese, who arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday.

However, with its ban, the Italian government made a wrong decision based on wrong information, and the ministry is continuing to ask it to understand that Taiwan is not part of China, Ou said.

Myanmar has not imposed a ban on Taiwanese airlines, but it suspended Myanmar-based airlines’ flights to 11 Chinese cities as well as Mandalay-Taipei flights, Ou said, adding that the ministry is negotiating with Naypyidaw for resuming flights with Taipei.

Local media yesterday reported that 228 Taiwanese were stuck in Myanmar after Myanmar Airways International suspended flights between Mandalay and Taipei.


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A section of the Sibin Expressway in Changhua County is pictured in an undated photograph.Photo courtesy of the Changhua County Government
The launch of the Sibin Expressway (Highway No. 61), bad weather and intensive news coverage about a coronavirus outbreak in China contributed to a decrease in the number of visitors to freeway service areas during this year’s Lunar New Year holiday, the Freeway Bureau said yesterday.

A total of 1,452,988 people visited 14 freeway service areas during the seven-day national holiday, down 8.89 percent from the same period last year, with revenue at the stops sliding 4.77 percent to NT$218.99 million (US$7.25 million), bureau data showed.

“The final stretch of the Sibin Expressway was open for traffic before the Lunar New Year holiday, which helped divert some traffic away from freeways,” Toll and Service Division Director Liu Feng-liang (劉逢良) said. “News outlets started providing extensive coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in China and how it affected the nation on the first day of the holiday, and the weather turned bad on the second day of the holiday.”

“All of these factors contributed to a significant decrease in visitors to freeway service areas,” he said.

Despite the decline in the number of visitors and revenue, Liu said that several freeway service areas outperformed their peers during the holiday.

For example, the revenue of the Guansi Service Area in Hsinchu County rose 1 percent to NT$21.93 million after the contractor began to sell popular products from South Korea, he said.

Taichung’s Cingshuei Service Area opened a new Japanese food court on the third floor, which generated NT$4.82 million during the holiday, or 11.8 percent of the service area’s revenue over the holiday, he added.

The upgraded Suhua Highway, which reopened for traffic on Jan. 6, helped boost the number of visitors to the Suao Service Area in Yilan County, Liu said, adding that several popular food brands in Yilan and Hualien counties have established stores in the service area, helping raise its revenue over the holiday to NT$7.86 million.

The revenue generated at the 14 service areas last year totaled NT$4.13 billion, up 1.6 percent from 2018, bureau data showed.

The top three freeway service areas by revenue growth were the Shiding Service Area in New Taipei City (9.55 percent), the Siluo Service Area in Yunlin County (5.68 percent) and the Sinying Service Area in Tainan (4.61 percent), the data showed.

Taiwan FamilyMart, the contractor operating the Shiding and Sinying service areas, has introduced famous chain restaurants, the bureau said, adding that the firm paid close attention to return customers when redesigning the food courts.

Nan Ren Hu Entertainment Co, which runs the Siluo Service Area, has increased revenue and the table turnover rate by increasing the variety of snacks for customers and packaged meals for taxi drivers, the bureau said.

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US manufacturing rose last month, ending decline

POSITIVE:Analysts had expected the manufacturing index to continue its contraction, but it rose, with growth in food, beverage and tobacco products leading the increase
US manufacturing last month picked up for the first time since July last year, beating analyst predictions of further contraction thanks to growth in key sectors, an industry survey released on Monday said.

Manufacturing had been on a five-month decline in the US fueled by concerns over global growth and a trade dispute between Washington and China, according to monthly statistics released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).

Analysts had expected the index to continue its contraction last month, but the ISM reported that the monthly manufacturing index instead rose to 50.9 percent, with growth in food, beverage and tobacco products followed by computers and electronic products propelling the increase.

Any reading below 50 percent indicates manufacturing activity is slowing.

“Global trade remains a cross-industry issue, but many respondents were positive for the first time in several months,” said Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM’s manufacturing survey.

In total, eight of the 18 industries surveyed by the ISM showed growth, while employment and the price index both showed a slight increase of about 1.5 percentage points.

The report marked a reversal from December last year, which saw the index plunge nearly six points, and new orders drop again — both falling to their lowest points since April 2009.

Last month, the US resolved both of its major trade disputes, reaching an initial trade agreement with China that set the stage for an easing of tariffs on US industries.

Washington also inked a new deal with Mexico and Canada, ending long-running negotiations and removing another uncertainty for companies.

However, analysts were mixed over whether the positive report was a blip or a true upswing.

Rubeela Farooqi, chief US economist for High Frequency Economics, said that the report was “likely in response to an easing of trade tensions.”

“We expect the upcoming non-manufacturing ISM index to remain comfortably over 50,” she said.

However, Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics said that the spread of a coronavirus in China — which has spurred border and industry closures — could torpedo growth this month.

“We have to expect a setback next month as demand from China drops and supply chains are interrupted,” he wrote in a note.

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Hyundai suspends local production

TIGHT SUPPLY LINES:A viral outbreak has disrupted the procurement of parts called wiring harnesses, which are mostly produced at Hyundai’s assembly lines in China
South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co is to suspend all domestic production this week because of a lack of parts due to a coronavirus outbreak in China, it said yesterday.

The global auto industry operates on tight supply lines.

The outbreak has disrupted the supply of parts for Hyundai, the company said.

“Hyundai Motor has decided to suspend its production lines from operating at all of its plants in [South] Korea,” the automaker said in a statement.

The order of suspensions would vary, it said, but all production would cease by the end of the week.

Hyundai operates 13 plants worldwide, including seven in South Korea, and last year sold a total of 4.4 million vehicles.

Its South Korean production amounted to about 1.8 million vehicles, or about 35,000 a week.

The outbreak has disrupted the procurement of auto parts called wiring harnesses, which are mostly produced at Hyundai’s assembly lines in China.

“The company is reviewing various measures to minimize the disruption of its operations, including seeking alternative suppliers in other regions,” Hyundai said.

If successful, production could resume next week, Yonhap news agency cited a company official as saying.

The virus that first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan — a center for the auto industry in the world’s second-largest economy — has resulted in at least 425 deaths and spread to more than 20 other countries.

It has prompted widespread business shutdowns in China, while airlines around the world have canceled flights, raising concerns about its effects to the world’s No. 2 economy and beyond.

Yesterday’s move came after Hyundai canceled overtime factory hours at the weekend to produce its flagship Palisade sport utility vehicle.

Markets have struggled in the past few days as the WHO declared a global health emergency over the outbreak, with analysts concerned about its effects on global economic growth.

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After initially ignoring Taiwan’s requests to evacuate its nationals from Wuhan, the epicenter of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, Beijing finally relented and 247 Taiwanese returned home on Monday.

Regardless of what made China change its mind, it is definitely a rare positive development amid Beijing’s continued efforts to exclude Taiwan from the WHO.

Proper precautions were taken during the process and the evacuees are to be quarantined for two weeks before they are allowed to go home, with their temperatures taken twice per day. If they show any signs of infection, they would be taken to a hospital immediately.

However, viral outbreaks tend to cause panic, and there have been reports of Wuhan residents being shunned and treated as outcasts in their own country — as well as virus-induced xenophobia against Asians in Western countries.

Following a commotion over a government decision to temporarily ban mask exports, people should refrain from stigmatizing or acting maliciously toward the evacuees and their families.

It has already happened to a recent returnee from Wuhan who got out before the lockdown: On Saturday, someone posted his address and other information on a local Facebook group, claiming that he has infected his entire family and urging people to avoid them and be careful when passing by their house. The post has since been deleted, but not before it was shared by other users.

The authorities on Monday contacted the man who wrote the post, who said he saw it in a private group and thought that more people needed to know about it. He denied any wrongdoing, saying he was only trying to be helpful. He said he did not verify the report, not knowing that failure to do so was against the law.

Such panic is understandable, as there have been reports of irresponsible Taiwanese returnees from Wuhan breaching their mandatory self-quarantine and appearing in public — and posting about their activities on Facebook.

Reports that two returnees falsified their information to avoid being checked on by the government also caused a public uproar, but what really happened is still unclear, as the pair said they were never asked to fill in any information when they arrived on Jan. 16 and that they have followed quarantine procedures.

Taiwan only started requiring all passengers from China, Hong Kong and Macau to fill in detailed health information on Monday last week, a Central News Agency report said.

While the case is still under investigation, the two have become vilified figures, which can be dangerous in the Internet age if another unscrupulous netizen decides to reveal their personal information.

The government is doing the right thing in tracking down and warning everyone who spreads false information; several have already been fined.

However, the most egregious “fake news” comes from the WHO, which not only continues to list Taiwan as part of China, but even got the number of infected people wrong. The government has slammed that as “fake news” and lodged a protest.

Internal bickering over just about anything is a time-honored Taiwanese tradition, but this is a serious humanitarian crisis with conditions unfavorable to Taiwan. Instead of creating more discord and internal distrust, people should treat each other more kindly so that the nation can get through this and move forward.

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Hamilton is not God: Verstappen

CORONAVIRUS:The Chinese Grand Prix is set to be discussed by Formula One amid speculation that the Shanghai race could join a growing list of events hit by the virus
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen lines up for practice before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 30 last year.Photo: Reuters
Max Verstappen believes he can thwart Lewis Hamilton’s bid for a seventh Formula One (F1) title this season if Red Bull give him the tools to do the job.

Last year, the 22-year-old Dutch driver won three races, finishing third overall in the championship, and he is not about to be awed by anyone’s reputation — even if that person is possibly the greatest driver of all time.

“It’s very car-dependent of course in F1,” Verstappen told reporters at a Red Bull team media event on Monday.

“Lewis is very good,” Verstappen said. “He is definitely one of the best out there, but he’s not God. Maybe God is with him, but he is not God.”

Hamilton, 35, is chasing several records this season, including Michael Schumacher’s 91 race wins and seven titles, and has won five of the past six championships with dominant Mercedes.

“We really want to mount a challenge to especially Mercedes and I think we can do that,” said Verstappen, who last month signed a contract extension to the end of 2023.

The new contract had taken away the hassle of being asked all the time about his future, removing another potential distraction, he said.

Verstappen said that Hamilton might be vulnerable if put under sustained pressure, with the Briton having singled out Verstappen already last year as someone he gave more space to because of his aggressive reputation.

“I’m very much looking forward to it, everybody’s fired up and everybody’s very motivated. Coming off last year, at the end, we were very competitive,” Verstappen said.

Team boss Christian Horner said that Red Bull, who use Honda engines, would be helped by stable regulations and were looking to apply the lessons learned from last year to take the fight to Mercedes and Ferrari.

The new car is to have its first track shakedown behind closed doors at Silverstone, England, on Wednesday next week, with Verstappen and Thai teammate Alexander Albon starting pre-season testing in Barcelona on Feb. 19.

“Honda did such a great job, each introduction of an engine last year brought more performance and more power, and it feels we’re getting very, very close now to Mercedes,” said Horner, whose team were third overall last year.

“That therefore puts the emphasis on the chassis side of the team... Going into this year, we feel better prepared, earlier, than we have certainly in the last five years,” he said.

VIRUS AND CHINESE GRAND PRIX

The Chinese Grand Prix is set to be discussed by F1 this week amid speculation that the April 19 Shanghai race could join a growing list of sporting events hit by the coronavirus.

The grand prix is scheduled as the fourth round of what would be a record 22-race season.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told reporters on Monday that the situation was being carefully monitored, and that he trusted the judgement of the governing FIA and commercial rights holder Liberty Media.

“They are responsible for the health and well-being of not just the drivers in F1, but all the staff, all the traveling members of the media,” Horner said. “I’m sure they’ll take the necessary due diligence before making any commitment about either delaying or postponing or canceling the race, so we have to trust their judgement, their knowledge.”

“We keep a very close eye on the situation,” he said. “I’m sure it will be on the agenda of Wednesday’s strategy meeting, where we’ll get the next update.”

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The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) suffered a colossal defeat in the Jan. 11 presidential and legislative elections. However, instead of reflecting on its “innumerable failings,” such as sexism, dissemination of fake news and a pro-China stance, it has focused on policies that it believes led to its loss — including cross-strait discourse.

As a young Taiwanese undergraduate student of political science, I would like to tell KMT members: You have got it all wrong.

Many have argued that young people came out in droves to vote for President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in part not because they were satisfied with her or the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) governance, but because they were worried about the nation’s future if the KMT candidate, Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) — a country bumpkin in young people’s minds — were to win.

The proof is in the split-ticket voting for legislators-at-large.

While young people overwhelmingly voted for the DPP’s Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文)-William Lai (賴清德) ticket for the presidency, they split their party vote, allowing the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) to secure five seats, while the New Power Party (NPP) got three. In contrast, the DPP only got 13 legislator-at-large seats.

If one were to convert the Tsai-Lai ticket’s 8.17 million votes into seats, the DPP should have garnered more than 25 seats. The reason is simple: While young people wanted to see Tsai re-elected, they also favored smaller parties to serve as a third force in the legislature to check and balance the central government.

Given these circumstances, the KMT’s reflection is headed in the wrong direction.

First, the KMT’s cross-strait discourse is not the problem per se — but rather its pro-China stance and ideology. The party needs to stop claiming that Beijing would use force if Taiwan were to declare independence. Such a wrong precondition — repeatedly intimidating Taiwanese on behalf of China — fails to recognize that Beijing has never intended to give up hostilities or remove missiles directed at Taiwan whether or not Taiwan declares independence.

As it is, Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China, Taiwan — as Tsai said in a BBC interview.

The solution is to abandon its pro-China position and recognize that the so-called “1992 consensus” is moot. The term, coined by former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi (蘇起), refers to a meeting in 1992 between the representatives of the People’s Republic of China and the KMT in which they reached a tacit understanding, yet remain divided over its definition.

For the KMT, the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) and the DPP the interpretations all differ.

It is pointless to debate the definition of the “1992 consensus,” as it is no longer important. During the three televised platform presentations and the presidential debate before the election, the three presidential candidates barely mentioned the term in regard to cross-strait policy.

It is time to conceptualize what Tsai proposed in her re-election victory speech — “peace, parity, democracy and dialogue” serving as the basis for cross-strait interaction and long-term stable development. It could be called the “Taiwan consensus,” a term that Tsai adopted to replace the “1992 consensus” in 2012, when she ran against then-president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).

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Local media reports have said that some universities and teachers are experiencing difficulties. A number of private universities have closed over the past few years, and more private university teachers are facing drastic pay cuts.

Some teachers have seen their salaries cut by as much as 40 percent, falling even lower than the pay of elementary and high-school teachers, while 35 percent of private universities could not afford to distribute year-end bonuses.

Faced with the closures of private universities and pay cuts among schools ranked at the bottom of the nation’s more than 150 universities, education authorities have blamed it on a declining birthrate.

However, it seems to have overlooked the fact that other than a falling birthrate, it can also be attributed to a government policy to greatly increase the number of universities.

The birthrate started to decline quickly in 2000 and fell to the lowest in the world in 2010. This was a much faster decline than in Japan or South Korea, where the birthrates are also dropping.

The decline began to speed up in the four years following the implementation of a policy to establish more universities in 1996.

That everyone in Taiwan can go to college is a situation rarely seen in other countries, and it is one of the causes — or at least a catalyst — of the birthrate decline.

I once conducted a cause-effect analysis on the number of universities and a declining birthrate at the university where I teach.

The results showed that university students tend to attach greater importance to the quality of their leisure time.

I published the results of my study in December 2013, concluding that it would be difficult to reverse the birthrate decline if the policy to greatly increase the number of universities is not reversed.

Some other academics later proposed a marriage ladder theory, which states that women tend to marry men with higher education.

Since everyone can attend college, women’s chances of finding eligible men have decreased. This can be proven by the Ministry of the Interior’s marriage rate data, which have been on a decline year-on-year.

Instead of blaming the low birthrate for the pay cuts, financial difficulties and closure of lower-ranked private universities, the policy to greatly increase the number of universities should be held responsible.

Unfortunately, the Ministry of Education has failed to seek a solution, and offers little assistance to help uncompetitive private and public universities close down safely. Instead it has pushed the problem aside using “warnings” and “punishment.”

When the government implemented the policy to boost the number of universities, the aim was to provide the public with more educational opportunities and improve their knowledge.

It also attempted to reform the Joint College Entrance Examination, which decided the fate of students by a single exam, and wanted to avoid a job-education mismatch.

However, according to the education ministry’s data, the percentage of students who suspended studies, dropped out or transferred to other departments due to incompatibility with their interests is close to what it was before the education reform — and is on the rise.

Thus, the policy to greatly increase the number of universities could not escape the “decision trap,” as that solution only caused more problems.

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Global cloud spending hits record

PROMISING:Increased spending is good for Taiwanese server manufacturers, as cloud service providers are the world’s largest buyers of servers, Canalys said in a report
Spending in the global cloud infrastructure services market last quarter hit a record US$30.2 billion and is expected to grow 32 percent annually this year, market advisory firm Canalys Co said in a report yesterday.

US technology giants continued to dominate the market, with Amazon.com Inc taking the lead through its cloud-computing arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), which claimed a 32.4 percent market share, the report said.

Microsoft Corp followed with its Azure cloud computing unit for a 17.6 percent market share, while Alphabet Inc’s Google cloud services came in third at 6 percent.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (阿里巴巴) ranked fourth as its cloud services branch Alibaba Cloud, also known as Aliyun (阿里雲), clinched a 5.4 percent market share.

Total expenditure exceeded US$107 billion last year, jumping from US$78 billion in 2018, the report said, highlighting an unrelenting expansion in the IT industry as companies continued to seek digital transformation.

The growing demand for cloud services is also driving up spending on data center infrastructure, Canalys principal analyst Matthew Ball said in the report as he pointed to an 8 percent annual increase in spending last year by cloud services providers including Alibaba, Amazon, Baidu Inc (百度), Facebook Inc, Google, Microsoft and Tencent Holdings Ltd (騰訊).

This might come as good news for Taiwan-based server manufacturers, as cloud service providers are the largest buyers of servers worldwide, accounting for more than 35 percent of the overall server market, Canalys said.

Digitimes Research last month forecast a 6 to 7 percent annual increase in sales this year for local server makers, while predicting another 6 to 8 percent growth in server shipments based on market demand driven by companies such as Facebook and Amazon.

Inventec Corp (英業達) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) were the top two server makers last year in terms of shipments, ahead of Quanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦) and Wistron Corp (緯創), Digitimes data showed.

Meanwhile, a coronavirus outbreak is sparking fears over production delays as the Chinese government extended a holiday until Monday next week.

However, the server industry is not expected to be strongly affected by the outbreak, Ball said in an e-mail.

“The impact of the US tariffs over the last 12 months has meant vendors and cloud service providers have shifted supply chains to mitigate the additional levies,” Ball said.

RELOCATIONS

Inventec last quarter announced plans to move part of its server production from Shanghai to a plant in Taoyuan’s Gueishan District (龜山). The firm also has server plants in Mexico and the Czech Republic.

Hon Hai last year decided to build a server plant in Kaohsiung’s Hofa Industrial Park (和發產業園區), while its subsidiary Ingrasys Technology Inc (鴻佰科技) is expanding its server plant in Taoyuan, Chinese-language media outlet TechNews reported.

Quanta last year shifted part of its server production back to its plants in New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口) amid trade tensions between the US and China.

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PHARMACEUTICALS

Sanofi probed over drug

French healthcare company Sanofi SA said it had been put under investigation over a legal case relating to Depakine, a medication known to have caused birth malfunctions and slow neurological development after being taken during pregnancy. Sodium valproate, the active molecule of the drug, treats epilepsy and bipolar disorder. Sanofi, which said in January last year that it would not take part in any compensation plans on Depakine, said it would continue to “fully cooperate with the judicial authorities,” and was “confident” over the outcome of the procedure.

BANKING

Lender to raise funds

China Development Bank (中國國家開發銀行) plans to issue up to 14.25 billion yuan (US$2.04 billion) of one-year special bonds tomorrow to raise funds to help tackle a coronavirus outbreak, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said yesterday. The policy bank did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The news came as Chinese stocks ended higher, regaining some ground from the coronavirus-led rout that erased almost US$400 billion in market value from the Shanghai benchmark in the previous session.

BREWERS

Carlsberg bleak on outbreak

Carlsberg A/S forecast slower earnings growth for this year as a coronavirus outbreak in China threatens to weigh on beer consumption in Asia. Adjusted earnings before interest and tax last month rose 10.5 percent to 10.5 billion kroner (US$1.5 billion), matching analyst estimates. The company forecast mid-single-digit percentage growth this year. Carlsberg said currency shifts should boost earnings by about 50 million kroner this year, based on recent exchange. The company is especially exposed to a slowdown in Asia, where a new drunk-driving law in Vietnam is weighing on sales.

ENERGY

BP profit falls to US$4bn

British energy giant BP PLC yesterday said that annual net profit slid to US$4 billion last year, hit by weaker oil prices, as long-time chief executive Bob Dudley bowed out. The figure was down sharply compared with profit after tax of US$9.38 billion in 2018, the company said in a statement marking the end of Dudley’s time at the helm. It was announced in October last year that Bernard Looney, head of BP’s upstream division, would replace Dudley.

TECHNOLOGY

Relx to buy Emailage

European information provider Relx PLC has agreed to buy US Emailage Corp for about US$480 million in its latest deal to boost the fraud detection capabilities of its fastest-growing division, a source close to the company said. The deal is Relx’s third largest acquisition in a decade and follows the announcement of the purchase last month of US-based ID Analytics for US$375 million. Relx confirmed it was buying Emailage in a statement but did not give any details on the price.

AUTOMAKERS

Tesla stock up 20 percent

Tesla Inc’s stock surged 20 percent on Monday in its largest one-day gain since 2013, fueled by a quarterly profit at Panasonic Corp’s battery business with the US automaker and an investor report predicting that its shares would rise more than 10-fold by 2024. Shares of Tesla have rallied by more than 30 percent since it posted its second consecutive quarterly profit on Wednesday last week.

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A dog wears a paper cup over its mouth on a street in Beijing yesterday.Photo: AFP
Feeling stressed by the coronavirus? Have a good cry, Chinese health experts said.

If that does not work, buy a punching bag for the office or try singing.

The advice for people in China struggling mentally to cope with the virus comes as schools and businesses delay reopening this week to help contain the spread of the pathogen that has claimed more than 420 lives.

With public attractions closed, events canceled and people urged to stay home to avoid infections over the extended Lunar New Year holiday, their psychological health is coming under the spotlight.

Some provinces, such as Anhui, have set up 24-hour hotlines for people mentally affected by the epidemic to talk to psychologists or psychiatrists, state-run Xinhua news agency said.

Health experts have offered suggestions on how to deal with the “extraordinary circumstances.”

“If your emotions have been particularly suppressed, you can look for an isolated spot and have a good cry for a few minutes,” Beijing Huilongguan Hospital’s Yang Fude (楊甫德) said.

“After crying, you will feel better... An overcast sky will only brighten up after a heavy downpour,” he added, when asked for advice for frontline workers battling the virus.

PUNCHING BAGS

Otherwise, employees can install a sandbag in their office and spend several minutes doing some punching exercises to relax, he said.

His comments were met with some amusement online, with one microblog user saying: “Surely we can’t be crying all day.”

Chinese are receiving advice on all fronts on how to act responsibly, as well.

A banner at Beijing West Railway Station reminds people to “strengthen protection, stay calm, believe in science and avoid spreading rumors.”

NO HANDSHAKES

Another outside a Beijing housing estate urges residents to “avoid going out, wear a mask, keep a distance with others and don’t shake hands.”

Jingles on TV and radio remind people to wash their hands regularly, on top of round-the-clock updates online from the central city of Wuhan, where the virus was detected late last year.

Experts have urged people not to turn to drinking or gaming to pass the time at home.

“When avoiding going outside these days, people can relieve stress by exercising indoors, singing and so on,” Chen Xuefeng (陳雪峰) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said. “Drinking and gaming for long hours is not good for stress and could bring about worse emotional pressure.”

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Medical staff walk outside Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong yesterdayPhoto: AFP
Hong Kong yesterday became the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a person infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus, as restrictions on movement were imposed in more Chinese cities far from the epicenter, including the home of tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (阿里巴巴).

The toll on the mainland soared to 425 deaths after 64 more people died, the biggest single day tally since the first fatalities emerged last month.

In a sign of growing concerns about infections rising further in major metropolitan areas, authorities in eastern Zhejiang Province limited the number of people allowed to venture outside in three cities.

Three districts in Hangzhou — including the area where the main office of Chinese tech giant Alibaba is based — decided to allow only one person per household to go outside every two days to buy necessities, affecting about 3 million people.

The city is only 175km southwest of Shanghai, which has had more than 200 cases, including one death, so far.

Similar measures were imposed in Taizhou and three districts in Ningbo, with a total population of 9 million, days after the same was done in Wenzhou, home to another 9 million people.

Zhejiang has confirmed 829 cases of the coronavirus.

The death of the 39-year-old man in Hong Kong came as the territory closed all but two land crossings with the Chinese mainland to slow the spread of the virus.

He was a Hong Kong resident who had traveled last month to Wuhan, returning home on Jan. 23 via a high-speed rail link.

Officials said that the man had diabetes, but had been stable until his condition suddenly deteriorated.

News of the fatality broke as a strike by Hong Kong medical workers protesting against the government’s response to the crisis entered its second day, with the Hong Kong Hospital Authority saying that about 4,400 staff were absent — including about 360 doctors and 2,500 nurses.

The authority said the strike was having a “serious impact.”

Hong Kong had 17 confirmed infections, the majority people infected in mainland China, but four cases were suspected to be local transmissions, including two people confirmed yesterday afternoon who have no history of recent travel to China.

Hong Kong has been particularly on edge over the virus as it has revived memories of the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003, which killed nearly 300 people in the territory and 349 people in China.

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title: Virus Outbreak: First person dies from coronavirus in Hong Kong


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Virus Outbreak: Foreigners face new entry restrictions

ON ALERT:The CECC has designated China’s Zhejiang Province a secondary epidemic area, as 829 coronavirus infections were confirmed there as of Monday
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung gives an update on the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, at the government’s epidemic response command center in Taipei yesterday.Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times
Due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced that foreign nationals who have visited China within the previous two weeks would be denied entry into Taiwan starting on Friday, adding that it has also listed China’s Zhejiang Province as a secondary epidemic area.

Starting on Friday, foreign nationals who have visited or resided in China — excluding Hong Kong and Macau — within the previous 14 days would be prohibited from entering Taiwan, Department of International Cooperation and Economic Affairs Director-General Phoebe Yeh (葉非比) told a CECC news conference.

The restriction includes those who are eligible for visa-free treatment, landing visas and e-visas, as well as those who have valid visas, she said.

“However, foreign nationals seeking to enter Taiwan for special reasons may apply for an entry visa if they have not visited or resided in areas with severe outbreaks of 2019-nCoV,” Yeh said, adding that they must provide certain documents to apply for such a visa.

The required documents are a complete travel history for the previous 14 days, which may not include areas severely affected by 2019-nCoV, and a health checkup certificate issued in the previous four days proving that the applicant does not have a fever of 38°C or higher, and is not suffering from respiratory tract or lung infections.

Also required is a signed affidavit saying that the applicant would immediately notify Taiwanese health authorities if they experience suspected symptoms, as well as other documents required for an entry visa to Taiwan based on the purpose of the visit, she said.

Special reasons for applying for an entry visa include emergency aid, humanitarian causes or an emergency meeting, Yeh said, adding that foreign nationals who board transit flights in China and do not enter the country are not included in the restriction.

“Foreign nationals who hold a valid Alien Resident Certificate and have visited or resided in China in the previous 14 days are to be quarantined at home for 14 days and have their health carefully monitored,” Yeh said, adding that the measures might be adjusted or updated as the situation develops.

Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), the head of the center, said that the 2019-nCoV outbreak in China remains serious and a lockdown was imposed on Zhejiang’s Wenzhou on Sunday, followed by another lockdown of Zhejiang’s Hangzhou yesterday.

A total of 829 2019-nCoV infections were confirmed in Zhejiang as of Monday, he said, adding that numbers have been growing in the past few days, and the province has the most cases in China after Hubei Province.

“The center decided today to designate China’s Zhejiang a secondary epidemic area,” Chen said, adding that the decision was due to the travel restrictions imposed on the province’s cities, implying local community outbreaks.

From today, people who have traveled to Zhejiang in the previous 14 days would be put under home quarantine for 14 days upon returning to Taiwan, and residents of Zhejiang would not be allowed to enter Taiwan, he said.

If people returning from Zhejiang are found to have a fever or acute respiratory symptoms upon arrival, they would be tested for 2019-nCoV at a hospital before being allowed to return home for quarantine, Chen said, adding that if the test result is positive, they would be hospitalized in an isolated ward.


title: Virus Outbreak: Taipei Deputy Mayor Huang calls for clearer instructions on childcare leave

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Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang, center, talks to reporters in Taipei yesterday.Photo: Shen Pei-yao, Taipei Times
The central government needs to give clear instructions on how local governments should handle the salaries of employees on “disease prevention childcare leave,” Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) said yesterday

The Central Epidemic Command Center on Sunday announced that the new school semester would be pushed back two weeks from Tuesday next week to Feb. 25 in an effort to reduce the likelihood of clustered infections of the 2019 novel coronavirus.

“Disease prevention childcare leave” was introduced by the Ministry of Labor to deal with the policy, stipulating that companies must allow a parent of a child aged 12 or under to take special leave between Tuesday next week and Feb. 24, but companies are to decide whether the employee should be paid their salary during the days off.

Huang said she has asked the Taipei Department of Personnel for advice on the new policy.

The Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法) allows employees to take up to seven days a year paid family care leave, she said, adding that if civil servants or contract employees used seven days of family care leave as part of the 14 days “disease prevention childcare leave,” they might have to take seven dayunpaid leave.

While companies have more flexibility in decisionmaking, the city government must conform to the central government’s rules, she said, expressing the hope that the Executive Yuan would give clear instructions to local governments on how “disease prevention childcare leave” salaries should be handled.

Contract employees on welfare-to-work programs are mainly socially disadvantaged, so the Taipei Department of Social Welfare would also need to look into the issue and hopefully implement a more lenient measures, she said.

Meanwhile, in response to inquiries about extra working hours being undertaken by industries contributing to coronavirus preventive efforts, the ministry said that special regulations designed for “natural disasters, accidents or unexpected events” in the Labor Standards Act would apply during the disease-prevention period.

Therefore, the maximum 12 working hours per day regulation would not apply to those industries, it said, adding that companies must within 24 hours of the start of extended hours inform their labor union or the relevant government agency.

Employers can suspend an employee’s holidays if necessary, but double pay or a makeup day must be given in lieu, it added.

Additional reporting by Lee Ya-wen

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title: F-16 service facility an opportunity

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The dark horse of Taiwanese politics, Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Wonder Chen (陳柏惟), was elected to represent Taichung’s Shalu District (沙鹿) in last month’s legislative elections. The district, located on the west coast, made waves in local media after it was tipped to house a major new Asia-Pacific maintenance and repair center for F-16 Fighting Falcon warplanes.

The air force has been steadily modernizing its fleet of F-16s through a series of upgrade programs. To assist with those efforts, the aircraft’s manufacturer — US-based Lockheed Martin, the world’s pre-eminent manufacturer of military hardware and equipment — has sent a steady stream of specialist training staff to Taichung-based Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC). Taiwan is to become the first nation to upgrade older F-16 airframes to the new F-16V variant.

The two companies in December signed a “strategic alliance agreement” that gave the go-ahead for technology transfer and component construction under license so that AIDC can help other Asia-Pacific nations upgrade their F-16 fleets.

The agreement laid the foundation for the establishment of a major F-16 maintenance and repair center in Taiwan. However, due to potential competition from India, there was no guarantee that the plan would come to fruition.

During the Cold War, India was granted a production license by the Soviet Union to produce large numbers of MiG-21 fighter jets for its air force. However, due to the MiG-21’s extended period in service and its high accident rate, the Indian government is investing US$18 billion to replace it.

New Delhi has previously expressed an interest in purchasing a combination of an upgraded F-16 variant, called the F-21 by Lockheed Martin; Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet; the French-made Dassault Rafale; the Eurofighter Typhoon; and the Russian-made MiG-35 and Su-35.

Lockheed Martin has offered a number of incentives to seal the deal, including basing the main assembly line in India and providing customized upgrades to the Indian Air Force’s existing F-16s. Given that several air forces operate the F-16, making components for the aircraft relatively inexpensive, most observers had expected Lockheed Martin to win the contract.

However, US defense and foreign affairs publication the National Interest has reported that testing is going well on 36 Dassault Rafales, which were ordered by the Indian Air Force as part of an earlier tender for evaluation purposes. This now makes it more likely that New Delhi would choose the Rafale over the F-16.

Meanwhile, a trade dispute between New Delhi and Washington has been simmering since the end of last year. While the scope of the dispute pales in comparison with a full-blown trade war between the US and China, it is an as yet unresolved point of contention between the two nations.

Washington has been trying to draw India into its Indo-Pacific strategy as a way to encircle and contain Beijing’s expansionist military ambitions. However, New Delhi has politely declined to take sides, citing its membership in the Non-Aligned Movement, a Cold War-era grouping of developing nation states that explicitly rejects alignment with any major power bloc.

Within the wider Asia-Pacific region, other nations that operate the F-16 include South Korea, Japan (made under license by Mitsubishi and called the F-2), Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Pakistan.

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title: Sony lifts full-year profit forecast despite decline

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People view the Sony Vision-S electric concept vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 8.Photo: AFP
Sony Corp yesterday said that net profit fell more than 30 percent in the nine months to December last year, but upgraded its annual net profit forecast on solid growth in its image sensor and financial services sectors.

The PlayStation manufacturer said net profit dropped 31.2 percent to ￥569.55 billion (US$5.23 billion) in April to December last year, partly due to the negative impact of foreign exchange rates.

However, the firm forecast a net profit of ￥590 billion for the financial year, up from an earlier ￥540 billion estimate, on expected growth in image sensor sales and the financial services sector.

In the final three months of last year, revenue in the financial services sector more than doubled to ￥407.2 billion, while income in the image and sensor business rose nearly 30 percent to ￥298 billion.

The upgrading of the full-year forecast came despite the effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, which has sent markets plunging and forced manufacturers to keep plants closed.

“The impact of the virus on Sony is relatively big, as it could affect not only its own production, but also sales of its image sensors for smartphones manufactured by other companies in China,” Tokyo-based Ace Research Institute analyst Hideki Yasuda said ahead of the release of the earnings report.

For now, image sensor sales “remain strong and are leading Sony’s powerful performance,” he said.

DEMAND TO GROW

“Demand for image sensors is expected to grow further as high-spec smartphones equipped with multiple lenses are getting more popular,” he added.

Sales at Sony’s music business are also expected to rise, the firm said, helped by its integration of EMI Music Publishing and an increase in streaming revenue.

In April to December last year, the firm posted sales of ￥6.51 trillion, down 0.4 percent year-on-year, and operating profit of ￥810.01 billion, down 0.2 percent.

For the full year, Sony expects ￥8.5 trillion of sales and ￥880 billion operating profit, both up from previous forecasts of ￥8.4 trillion and ￥840 billion respectively.

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title: Apple suppliers in China eye production next week

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A woman wearing a mask walks past an Apple Inc store closed due to health concerns in Beijing yesterday.Photo: AP
Apple Inc’s major suppliers in China, including iPhone maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密), plan to resume full-scale production on Monday next week, despite the 2019 novel coronavirus that has infected thousands and limited travel.

Hon Hai, the most important manufacturer for the US company, yesterday said that it expects to be able to restart facilities throughout China on schedule, a text message sent to Bloomberg News said.

Suppliers such as Quanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦), Inventec Corp (英業達) and LG Display Co also said they would get back to work in China next week.

While Chinese officials and companies have targeted Monday next week as the date to resume work in much of the nation, doubts about the timing have grown as the death toll rises, workers find themselves stuck in municipal lockdowns, and the transport of people and goods has been hampered.

Virtually all of the world’s iPhones are made in China, primarily by Hon Hai at its so-called iPhone City in Zhengzhou, and by Pegatron Corp (和碩) at an assembly site near Shanghai.

The sites are more than 500km from Wuhan, Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Hon Hai has asked its employees in Hubei Province not to return to their factories and to report their health condition to managers on a daily basis, an internal memo reviewed by Reuters showed.

The company also said employees who follow the rules would be paid as usual and those who failed to do so would be “severely” punished, although it did not elaborate.

A hotline was set up to encourage employees to report those who had broken the rules, with an award of 200 yuan (US$29), the memo dated Saturday said.

Morningstar Inc analyst Don Yew sees “limited” impact on Hon Hai’s supply chain, saying its four subsidiaries in Hubei Province only accounted for 1.8 percent of overall revenue in 2018 and vendors such as Apple maintain a diversified supply chain.

However, a spread of the outbreak to major smartphone manufacturing hubs such as Guangdong Province could lead to Morningstar revising its financial estimates for companies such as Hon Hai, Yew said.

“The main variable is whether the government will push back the time for resuming production, though it is not very likely given the complexities of organizing transportation for the returning migrant workers,” GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage Ltd (廣發證券香港) analyst Jeff Pu (蒲得宇) said.

Any potential labor shortage is a serious issue that weighs on the minds of suppliers, he said.

Apple earlier this week said that it would close its corporate offices, stores and contact centers in China until Sunday, out of an “abundance of caution and based on the latest advice from leading health experts.”

Last week, Apple reported revenue that beat Wall Street expectations on rebounding iPhone demand, sending its shares to a record high.

It issued a forecast that was wider than usual due to uncertainty created by the spread of the coronavirus.

A spokesman referred questions to Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook’s remarks last week that the company is monitoring developments in China closely, and working with employees and partners in the region.

Apple has about 10,000 direct employees in China, across its retail and corporate entities.

Its supply chain has more than 1 million workers manufacturing products such as the iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch.

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title: FDC International signs deal to run banquet facility

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Taiwanese hotel and restaurant operator FDC International Hotels Corp (雲品國際) has inked a management contract with Taoyuan’s Royal Wedding (皇家薇庭) to operate the banquet facility on its behalf, starting this year.

The partnership could allow FDC to expand into the market for weddings, private parties and corporate gatherings, after last year setting up its Palais de Chine Collection with that goal.

FDC, a listed affiliate of L’ Hotel de Chine Group (雲朗觀光), which runs 10 hotels in Taiwan and another five in Italy, is determined to increase its contribution from banquet facility revenue.

FDC’s banquet business is expected to generate 15 percent of revenue this year, general manager David Ting (丁原偉) said.

The Royal Wedding complex features a European-style banquet hall with six banquet rooms, a swimming pool, a chapel and other amenities on a 7,000 ping (23,141m2) plot of land in Taoyuan.

The hall can seat up to 1,720 guests, or 172 tables, FDC said.

FDC posted revenue of NT$2.38 billion (US$78.79 million) for last year, an increase of 39 percent from a year earlier.

The company expects continued topline growth this year as its portfolio expands.

The company’s other banquet sites include a 60-year-old mansion in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District (淡水), the Red House Theater (西門紅樓) in Taipei’s Ximending (西門町) area and a restaurant near Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園).

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Australia keeps interest rates on hold

‘PREPARED’:RBA Governor Philip Lowe pointed to slightly improved jobs figures and an uptick in previously flagging housing markets as factors in the decision
Australia’s central bank yesterday kept interest rates on hold at a record low, despite expected economic pain from the country’s devastating bushfire crisis and a coronavirus outbreak in China.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cost of borrowing unchanged since lowering rates to 0.75 percent in October last year as part of efforts to extend a record 29-year run without a recession.

In a statement announcing rates would be kept on hold, RBA Governor Philip Lowe pointed to slightly improved jobs figures — with the unemployment rate declining to 5.1 percent in December — and an uptick in previously flagging housing markets as factors in the decision.

Australia’s economic fortunes are heavily dependent on the world’s No. 2 economy: China buys one-third of Australian goods and services.

Halting flights to limit the spread of the virus would strike at the heart of the education and tourism sectors, some of the nation’s most valuable exports.

A slowing Chinese economy also has less need for iron ore and the price is tumbling accordingly.

“In the short term, the bushfires and the coronavirus outbreak will temporarily weigh on domestic growth,” Lowe said, forecasting the economy to expand around 2.75 percent this year and 3 percent next year.

That is little changed from the bank’s November forecasts.

Lowe said that stronger global growth was expected this year, despite the outbreak and lingering US-China trade tensions, which he singled out as sources of “uncertainty” for the global economy.

However, many analysts believe rates could be cut further in the coming months.

Lowe said that the RBA board “remains prepared to ease monetary policy further if needed to support sustainable growth in the economy, full employment and the achievement of the inflation target over time.”

“Due to both global and domestic factors, it is reasonable to expect that an extended period of low interest rates will be required in Australia to reach full employment and achieve the inflation target,” he said.

As RBA would continue to monitor developments and remains prepared to ease monetary policy if needed, central banks in Asia face increasing calls to cut interest rates as they jump into action against the outbreak that is hammering tourism, travel and confidence across the region.

The People’s Bank of China on Monday trimmed some interest rates and injected massive liquidity into the financial system to shore up slumping markets.

Bank Indonesia said it was taking “bold” steps to bolster the nation’s currency and bonds.

Next up is Thailand, where there are growing calls for a move today, but no consensus estimate so far that a cut is coming.

By contrast, a reduction is expected tomorrow in the Philippines, which has reported the first death from coronavirus outside China.

India — which on the weekend announced a budget that underwhelmed those hoping for more stimulus — also sets policy tomorrow.

A recent spike in inflation is expected to keep the central bank sidelined, but some economists think it would have to act at coming meetings to spur a faltering economy.

Additional reporting by Bloomberg

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

CDFHC’s Wang to retire

China Development Financial Holding Corp (CDFHC, 中華開發金控) yesterday announced that its president and chief executive officer Alan Wang (王銘陽) had applied to retire on March 4. The company did not say who would assume Wang’s positions, as that would depend on an election to be held by its board of directors, CDFHC said in a regulatory filing. Wang has also applied to step down as chairman of China Life Insurance Co Ltd (中國人壽), a subsidiary in which CDFHC has a 35 percent stake, effective March 4, a separate filing said. CDFHC posted net income of NT$12.85 billion (US$425.4 million) last year, a 64 percent year-on-year increase and the highest level in 13 years, on the back of improving business at its banking, insurance and brokerage units.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Yuanta risk officer replaced

Yuanta Financial Holding Co (元大金控) yesterday announced a change of chief risk officer at subsidiary Yuanta Life Insurance Co (元大人壽), effective Feb. 16. The company has appointed Su Yi-liang (蘇益良), vice president of Yuanta Commercial Bank (元大銀行), another subsidiary, to replace Guo Xuan-min (郭軒岷) as the chief risk officer of the insurance unit, a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange said. Guo also serves as senior vice president of Yuanta Life.

INSURANCE

Hotai fined NT$600,000

Hotai Motor Co (和泰汽車), the local sales agent for Toyota and Lexus vehicles, yesterday said its insurance unit, Hotai Insurance Co (和泰產險), had been handed an administrative fine of NT$600,000 by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) due to “irregularities.” “Hotai Insurance was found to have contravened the Insurance Act (保險法) when the FSC conducted a global travel insurance inspection,” the parent company said in a regulatory filing. Hotai Insurance would take actions to rectify the irregularities, the filing said.

SEMICONDUCTORS

Global chip sales slump

The semiconductor industry last year suffered its worst annual slump in almost two decades, hurt by a trade dispute between the world’s largest chip producer, the US, and its largest consumer, China. Revenue fell 12 percent to US$412 billion last year, the Semiconductor Industry Association said in a statement on Monday. That was the biggest drop since 2001, when sales slumped 32 percent after the dotcom bubble burst. The decline last year abated when sales grew slightly in the fourth quarter from the preceding three-month period, the industry association said. For that to continue, China and the US would need to build on the “phase one” trade agreement they signed last month, it said.

AUTOMAKERS

China auto sales plummet

China’s auto sales are likely to slump the most on record in the first two months of this year as the 2019 novel coronavirus keeps buyers away from showrooms, intensifying headwinds for automakers in the world’s largest market. Sales are set to fall by between 25 and 30 percent in the first two months of the year, China Passenger Car Association secretary-general Cui Dongshu (崔東樹) said yesterday. The coronavirus outbreak would likely drag China’s full-year auto sales down by as much as 5 percent, Cui said. “China’s auto industry has never had to factor in so many negative issues — the challenges have been piling up,” he said. “It will take months for economic activity to return to normal.”

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title: Taiwan Business Quick Take


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Cram-school students wait in line to wash their hands before entering the school in Changhua County on Monday.Photo: Chen Kuan-pei, Taipei Times
Hand washing is frequently more important in preventing diseases than wearing a surgical mask, an infectious disease specialist said yesterday.

Miu Wei-chieh (繆偉傑), a doctor at Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien who is the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s official in charge of infectious disease prevention in eastern Taiwan, made the remarks following reports of panic buying of masks amid an outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus in China.

Both “wet wash” and “dry wash” techniques can effectively prevent people from catching the virus, Miu said.

A wet wash is when a person washes their hands under running water with soap, scrubbing for more than one minute to ensure that their hands are thoroughly clean, he said, adding: “Using only warm water has no effect.”

A dry wash is using alcohol-based hand sanitizer to cleanse the hands, he said.

Mask protection is necessary for people who visit a hospital, or who have respiratory or chronic illnesses, Miu said, adding that government-recommended masks have a certification number issued by the ministry on the packaging.

Given the variety of online comments, people should exercise caution and not share unverified information, such as self-proclaimed experts touting dietary regimes or other special measures as protection against the virus, he said.

Visit the Centers for Disease Control’s Web site to find credible information, or use the social messaging app Line to receive the latest prevention updates from the ministry’s artificial intelligence account by adding “disease prevention housekeeper” (疾管家), he said.

Given that the nation’s flu season is still under way, people can boost their immune systems by being vaccinated against the flu, with those who qualify receiving a government-funded vaccine, Miu added.

Meanwhile, Taipei-based urologist Chen Wei-po (陳偉寶) on Sunday said that masks can be reused by the same wearer as long as the masks do not get wet and are not worn for more than four to six hours in high-risk locations such as a hospital.

Exposing each side of the mask for 30 minutes to ultraviolet (UV) light is enough to properly sterilize it, and a home dish dryer equipped with a UV sterilization lamp can be used, Chen said.

However, after sterilization, masks need to be stored in a clean and dry environment for three days before being reused, he said.

A mask can also be reused by spraying alcohol on both sides of the mask, as long as the mask is not damaged or contaminated, said Huang Ching-tai (黃景泰), head of the infectious diseases division at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口).

Studies have shown that secondhand masks have less effective filtration, but are still usable, he said.

Masks worn by the public can be disposed of in the same way as regular trash, while those worn by medical staff should be handled by professional waste management operators, Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Department of Waste Management Director-General Lai Ying-ying (賴瑩瑩) said.

However, the masks worn by the more than 200 Taiwanese who returned to Taiwan yesterday from Wuhan, China, on an evacuated flight would be treated as medical waste to avoid possibly spreading the virus, the EPA said.

Additional reporting by Lo Chi and CNA

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title: Virus Outbreak: Soap and sanitizer outweigh wearing mask: doctor


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Spirox Corp (蔚華科技) yesterday said that it is planning to buy a 9.09 percent stake in Japan’s Wintest Corp for up to NT$250 million (US$8.28 million).

The stake purchase would see the two firms jointly develop next-generation chip-testing tools catering to clients in Taiwan and China, the Taiwanese semiconductor equipment supplier said.

Yokohama-based Wintest would also subscribe to 6.2 million new Spirox shares at NT$40 each via a private placement for about a 6 percent stake, the Hsinchu-based company said.

The offer represented an about 18.17 percent premium on Spirox’s closing price of NT$33.85 on Monday.

The total investment would reach about NT$248 million, it said.

“The strategic cooperation with Wintest and [its parent company] Wuhan Jingce Electronic Group Co (武漢精測) marks an important indicator to Spirox’s business transformation,” Spirox chairman Jack Chen (陳有諒) said in a statement.

Spirox is stepping up investment in research and development in a bid to expand its product lineup after severing a dealership agreement with Xcerra Corp last year. The firm stopped distributing Xcerra equipment in October.

Chen said the company’s equity investment in Wintest, which is 60.53 percent held by Wuhan Jingce, also marks a move to expand to China.

Wuhan Jingce is one of Spirox’s major customers, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

“Wuhan Jingce is more than happy to see the strategic alliance of Spirox and Wintest. The company will take Spirox as the company’s first [technology] source, and promote Spirox and Wintest test solutions in China,” Wuhan Jingce vice president Shen Yangwei (沈揚威) said in the statement.

Spirox and Wintest would work together in developing new semiconductor testing equipment suitable for clients in greater China, Spirox said in the filing.

The collaboration would help drive down development costs and expand the companies’ presence in China, Spirox said.

Wintest focuses on semiconductor testing technology for LCD displays, image sensors and analog semiconductor devices.

Through the strategic cooperation with Spirox, the company aims to explore new business opportunities outside Japan, where the number of semiconductor firms has shrunk significantly since 2013 due to industry consolidation, mergers and acquisitions, and fab relocations overseas, Wintest said in a statement posted on its Web site.

Taiwan and China have emerged as new and fast-growing semiconductor equipment markets, the firm said.

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title: Big losses attract bargain hunters as TAIEX rallies

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Equities yesterday underwent a strong technical rebound, as the TAIEX closed above 11,500 points after investors took their cues from gains on Wall Street and in Shanghai.

While concerns lingered over the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, the bellwether electronics sector attracted bargain hunting, helping to boost the benchmark index by more than 200 points by the end of the trading session.

The TAIEX closed up 201 points, or 1.77 percent, at 11,555.92. Turnover was NT$159.700 billion (US$5.29 billion) during the session.

“It seemed that the recent sell-off in Taiwan and on global equity markets went too far, so bargain hunters turned active, taking advantage of the hammered stocks,” Mega International Investment Services Corp (兆豐國際投顧) analyst Alex Huang (黃國偉) said.

While the TAIEX on Monday plunged 1.22 percent, it managed to stay above the 60-day moving average of about 11,270 points, paving the way for a rebound yesterday, Huang said.

The electronics sector drove the gains throughout the session, led by shares of contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), which rose 3.17 percent to close at NT$325 after falling 1.56 percent the previous session.

TSMC shares contributed an about 90 point increase to the TAIEX, while lifting the electronics and the semiconductor sub-indices by 2.31 percent and 2.89 percent respectively.

“Once TSMC’s share price remains above NT$315, it means the stock is technically OK and will be able to rebound at some point, which is good news for the broader market,” Huang said.

Also in the technology sector, shares of integrated circuit designer MediaTek Inc (聯發科) rose 2.23 percent to close at NT$390.5, while those of Largan Precision Co (大立光), a supplier of smartphone camera lenses to Apple Inc, added 2.87 percent to close at NT$4,835.

Among makers of passive electronic components, Yageo Corp (國巨) shares rose 6.76 percent to close at NT$418.5, while Walsin Technology Corp (華新科技) shares gained 9.01 percent to close at NT$236.

Shares of major iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) closed unchanged at NT$82.2, off a high of NT$83.9, as international news media reported its production lines in China could remain closed past Monday next week as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Apple accounts for about 40 percent of Hon Hai’s sales, according to market estimates.

In the old economy sector, buying was seen of petrochemical shares in particular, which bounced back from heavy losses the previous day, Huang said.

Nan Ya Plastics Corp (南亞塑膠) shares rose 2.34 percent to close at NT$70.1, Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) shares added 0.57 percent to close at NT$88 and Formosa Plastics Corp (台塑) shares edged 0.54 percent higher to NT$93.5.

The bargain hunting also extended to the financial services sector, which gained 1.21 percent.

E.Sun Financial Holding Co (玉山金控) shares rose 2.14 percent to close at NT$28.65, Fubon Financial Holding Co (富邦金控) shares added 2.04 percent to close at NT$45.05 and Cathay Financial Holding Co (國泰金控) shares gained 1.24 percent to NT$40.7.

“Despite today’s rebound, the market remained bothered by uncertainty over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus and many investors are worried about when it will peak,” Huang said.

Despite the rebound, foreign institutional investors registered a net sale of NT$4.05 billion of shares, Taiwan Stock Exchange data showed.

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