title: 與診所員工小三爽遊日本 身價1億8千萬牙醫遭妻休夫

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2020-04-19 23:37:46

〔記者蔡彰盛／新竹報導〕身價達1億8千萬的張姓牙醫，被妻子發現與診所女員工親密對話「昨天有換褲子嗎？」且還同遊日本，妻子提告後，張男謊稱會開除小三換取撤告，沒想到卻利用調解筆錄未註明二人應斷絕往來的漏洞，立即又回聘汪女，新竹地院法官認為張男所為「充滿權謀與算計」，除判准休夫外，更判張男應掏出2360萬元財產給妻子。

王女指控，先生張男趁她2015年間心臟手術靜養之際，與診所員工汪女交往，女兒發現汪女於臉書跟張男有「親愛的」、「你要來載我嗎？」、「想你」、「你昨天有換褲子嗎？」等曖昧對話，驚覺事情不單純，更發現先生與汪女在住處獨處長達2個多小時。

王女向新竹地院對二人提起侵害配偶權訴訟，張男表示願將汪女解職，以換取撤告，她再次給先生機會，沒想到卻被先生所騙，汪女不僅依然在職，更明目張膽與張男同住診所內，更於2017年農曆過年同遊日本，讓她期盼全家團圓的心願成空，因此她訴請休夫，且主張分配夫妻剩餘財產3500萬元。

張男反控妻子與男子有「我愛你」等親密對話，且她多次半夜出遊不知去向，且愛算命的她多次表示夫妻二人都有「雙妻雙夫命」，「小王比較適合作二人女兒的父親」而他「只是個賺錢機器」。還說妻子會施暴，要求駁回。然而他並未提出任何證據，因此法官全不採信。

法官調查發現，由張男擔任董事長的某國際公司，在設立登記時監察人就是汪女，張男向老婆說要解雇汪女後，張男馬上又安排汪女擔任其他職務，表面上雖依照夫妻約定解雇汪女，實際上卻利用調解筆錄未註明二人應斷絕往來的漏洞，以欠缺人手為由，立即聘任汪女任職，顯見張男所為「充滿權謀與算計」！

汪女辯稱，與張男同遊日本不是去玩，而是考察護理之家，法官查出並無證據，張男聲稱與汪女同房是旅行社安排的，法官認為二人大可表明不宜，卻捨此不為，可見互動已逾越交往分際，確有發展不正當男女關係情事，因此判准離婚。

王女主張張男身價為1億8千萬元，法官調查計算後，認定夫妻剩餘財產差額更高達9千9百多萬元，然而王女「僅」請求3500萬元，原應如數准許，但因王女還欠先生1400萬元債務，經抵銷後，法官判張男仍應付2360萬元給王女。


title: 武漢肺炎》敦睦艦隊染疫桃園再添一人 市府明早才公布足跡惹議

references: 網友 臉書

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桃園市長鄭文燦的臉書，深夜貼文表示，敦睦艦隊除案397外，今又有1人確診，但明天早上才要公布疫調足跡，民眾人心惶惶，紛紛要求立刻公布。但不久後這篇貼文即遭刪除。（擷自鄭文燦臉書）

2020-04-19 23:47:50

〔記者陳恩惠／桃園報導〕海軍敦睦艦這二天先後傳出共有24名官兵確診武漢肺炎，桃園除了昨天公布的案397外，市長鄭文燦深夜在臉書公開表示，今天又有另一名住桃園的官兵也染疫，消息傳出人心惶惶，但貼文卻表示，明早才會公布2名官兵的疫調足跡，引起許多網友留言「為啥要明天？很多厲害關係考量嗎？」。不久後這篇貼文即遭刪除。

鄭文燦臉書貼文如下：桃園市政府針本次敦睦艦隊官兵染疫事件疫調說明

一、桃園市衛生局疫調人員已經完成疫調，確診個案中有2位戶籍地在桃園，其活動史及接觸範圍已經框列。衛生局並即時把疫調結果回報中央疫情指揮中心（CDC），後續將會針對接觸者匡列檢疫對象，並依據接觸範圍發送細胞簡訊。

二、明天早上市府將公布2案的疫調足跡，確診個案活動史所涉及場所，也將依照作業規範封館消毒。


references: 網友 臉書 爆廢公社 臉書社團

title: 稚子偷塞！她肩包掉出這個 網友笑：還好不是去銀行

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2020-04-19 23:56:03

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕1位媽媽今（19）日在臉書表示，前往連鎖超市消費時，肩背包不慎掉落地面，內容物全都灑出來，令身旁的消費者傻眼，原來是家中稚子趁自己不注意時，在包包內塞了1把玩具槍，網友對此笑呼「還好不是去銀行」。

這位媽媽在臉書社團「爆廢公社」發文指出，在連鎖超市不慎把肩背包掉落地面之後，看見1把玩具槍竟跟著衛生紙、濕紙巾等內容物一起掉出，此時聽到身旁的消費者在竊竊私語說：「南部治安真的很差耶」，被旁人誤會是隨身攜帶玩具槍防身。

PO文媽媽對此向家中稚子表示，「小胖子，媽咪再次警告你，你再把玩具槍放在媽咪包包裡，我一定扁你，別再說保護媽咪這種鬼話，你先保護你自己再說。」

網友們對此感到相當有趣，認為稚子年紀雖小卻是暖男，但也有網友認為孩子是調皮鬼，「大人愈說不要就愈要」，其他網友則提到「掉在銀行就完了」、「原來棒球棍已經退流行了」、「真的太好笑了，現場應該一片安靜吧」、「這在捷運車廂內發生.....這下就上電視了」。


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德國國會議員穆勒-羅森崔特（見圖）18日在臉書發文為台灣發聲，並力挺台灣就是「與德國共享民主與自由價值的朋友」。（圖擷取自臉書＿Frank Müller-Rosentritt, MdB）

2020-04-20 00:22:29

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕日前德國政府發言人賽柏特（Steffen Seibert）由於在聯邦政府記者會上避免談及台灣捐贈德國口罩一事，引起軒然大波。對此，德國國會議員、也是德國國會友台小組成員法蘭克·穆勒-羅森崔特（Frank Müller-Rosentritt）18日在臉書發文為台灣發聲，並力挺台灣就是「與德國共享民主與自由價值的朋友」。貼文一出，眾多德國網友紛紛感謝法蘭克反映自己的心聲。

穆勒-羅森崔特18日在臉書發文指出，《畫報》18日報導「怕中國？台灣援贈物資，但德國沒道謝」中，詳細報導了他與台灣駐德大使謝志偉接洽的愉快過程。法蘭克表示，台灣所贈送給德國的口罩，象徵了兩國的友誼。

穆勒-羅森崔特接著針對日前德國政府發言人避談台灣一事，分享自己的看法，並直言，「對我來說，當民主的盟友在困難中幫助我們，我們說聲謝謝，是理所當然的」，「而正如台灣總統蔡英文總統連任時，我也向她祝賀。我們不該因爲急於聽從威權國家，而限制自己對待朋友的行為，尤其這是與我們共享自由價值的朋友。」

貼文一出，台灣網友紛紛留言致謝「感謝您，法蘭克」。對此，法蘭克更回覆，「這沒什麼好謝的」。

不少德國網友也留言「我認識的台灣人就是這樣，樂於助人且友善，跟中國人完全相反」、「謝謝你法蘭克，你說出了我們對於那來自遠東的朋友的衷心感謝，以及對於德國政府因為中國施壓而不支持如此一個民主政體的沮喪與失望」。

title: 德議員挺台灣「共享自由價值的朋友」 德國網友：所言甚是！

countries: 德國 台灣 中國


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2020-04-19 23:59:22

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎（COVID-19）重創全球，比利時一名泌尿科醫師薩斯（Antoine Sassine）日前確診後病情惡化，在加護病房昏迷長達3週。近日康復的他接受《路透》採訪直言，「以為自己再也不會醒來」，能夠再次見到朋友實在令人難以置信。

據《路透》報導，爆發自中國的武漢肺炎肆虐全球，比利時泌尿科醫師薩斯日前確診後病情惡化，住進加護病房後昏迷長達3週。

薩斯表示，他在昏迷中仍保持著要戰勝病魔的鬥志，並稱他見到了4年前過世的父親。但他也坦承，曾經想過自己永遠不會再醒來了。

薩斯坦言，最讓他開心的事情就是能夠再度見到自己的朋友，「這一切都令人難以置信」，現在他希望能夠與家人團聚，因為確診後薩斯就未曾再見過自己的家人。

據悉，比利時迄今已傳出超過3.8萬例確診，其中逾5.6千人死亡；58歲的薩斯與其整個團隊的同事日前全數確診送醫。

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》難以置信！重症後人工昏迷3週 比利時58歲醫生康復受訪

countries: 比利時 中國

events: 武漢肺炎 COVID-19 死亡


title: 武漢肺炎》日本民眾為搶口罩不排隊了！網友看傻憂「群聚感染」

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有日本網友PO出民眾在Costco爭搶口罩的畫面，網友看到後除了批評，「實在太難看了」，更擔心會導致群聚感染。（圖擷取自推特 @ronken04）

2020-04-19 23:39:04

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕日本武漢肺炎疫情持續延燒，首相安倍晉三已在16日宣布全國進入緊急狀態，政府也開始派發能重複清洗使用的布口罩，卻因口罩尺寸太小，許多民眾仍然在搶購口罩，近日，有日本網友PO出民眾在Costco爭搶口罩的畫面，網友看到後除了批評「實在太難看了」，更擔心會導致群聚感染。

綜合日媒報導，日本首相安倍晉三目前已從國內確診案例較多的地區開始，向所有家庭發放2個能重複清洗使用的布口罩，但因尺寸比一般不織布口罩小，除了女性及小孩還堪用，許多男性反應口罩太小，連下巴都遮不住，不但戴起來不舒服，防疫效果更令人存疑，同時，也無法遏止民眾在各大銷售通路搶購限量口罩的風氣。

15日，有名日本網友在推特上PO出民眾在Costco爭搶口罩的畫面，只見店員一打開裝有口罩的大紙箱，民眾便拚命向前推擠搶拿口罩，連隊都不排了，顛覆日本人一貫守秩序、有禮貌的形象。

許多日本網友看到後都十分傻眼，紛紛批評，「實在太難看了，上週我也去了Costco，是從店員手上接過口罩的」、「如果不出門，你真的不需要那麼多口罩」、「這些人只想到他們自己」，更有許多網友擔心，搶購口罩的風氣反而會導致群聚感染。

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これが昨日4/15 15:00〜 コストコ幕張倉庫でのマスク販売の様子です。

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— marie （@ronken04） April 16, 2020

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— サバ塩 （@z9IlgiHPdfr9V8M） April 9, 2020 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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events: 武漢肺炎 死亡

title: 武漢肺炎》東京又添107例確診  廣島現首起死亡案例

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東京新增107例確診，總病例數突破3000人。圖為東京街頭因政府宣布進入「緊急狀態」格外冷清。（法新社）

2020-04-20 00:27:48

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情於日本不斷延燒，重災區東京都19日新增107確診和3例死亡病例，廣島縣則出現首例死亡患者。

綜合外媒報導，日本全國確診總數達到1萬1519人（含鑽石公主號712例），包含19日新增374例，東京就佔了107人，都內確診總數已破3000例。東京新確診的107人年齡分布在10至90歲間，其中67人目前尚未釐清感染途徑，另外40人皆和先前確診患者接觸過。

死亡人數方面，日本境內死亡病例累計251人（含鑽石公主號13死）。其中，東京19日新增3死，累計71死，另兵庫縣、沖繩縣和大阪府各新增2名，岐阜縣、群馬縣、福岡縣、千葉縣、廣島縣各新增1名。

其中，廣島縣19日首度出現死亡病例，為80多歲婦女，廣島上月6日出現第一起確診病例。

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熱愛運動的73歲阿公拉傑德·辛格（見圖）鼓勵大家能持續在家中運動。（圖擷取自YouTube「Sikh Skipping」）

2020-04-19 23:56:57

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕在武漢肺炎疫情於全球持續大流行下，全世界大部分人都只能在家隔離避免外出，但這也讓熱愛運動的人相當難受；英國有位熱愛運動的73歲老爺爺，為了使自己不會忘記運動的習慣，也希望鼓勵大家能持續在家中運動，決定在網上分享自己在家運動的影片，並藉此幫英國國民保健署（NHS）募款。

綜合外媒報導，這位印度裔的73歲爺爺拉傑德·辛格（Rajinder Singh）相當老當益壯，熱愛運動的他原先每周六都會去公園慢跑5公里，但由於近期武漢肺炎的疫情導致不能外出，被迫中斷自己平時的運動習慣；辛格為了保持與外界的聯繫，決定透過社交平台分享自己一系列在家運動的影片，希望能鼓勵同樣被困在家的動愛好者。

辛格在YouTube跟推特開設名為「錫克人跳躍中」（Sikh Skipping）的帳號，分享自己一系列的運動影片，推廣在家跳繩的好處，他表示「雖然自己不是專家，但他知道如果用跳繩跳5分鐘，就相當於跑步3公里」，在外面還是家裡跳都一樣，「甚至不需要教練，你只要一條繩子就可以運動了」。

辛格的影片不只有跳繩，他也會利用輪胎、澆花水壺等物品來做簡單的重訓，他解釋「健康就是財富」，如果我們在家多做運動，實際上不僅是幫助了NHS抵抗武漢肺炎，我們還也幫助自己減少罹患慢性病的風險，尤其亞洲人好發的「糖尿病、高血壓與高膽固醇」；辛格也透過影片幫NHS募款，目前已籌到3957英鎊（約新台幣14萬8643元）的善款，他表示自己受到99歲的二戰老兵摩爾（Tom Moore）啟發，「讓我想起我的父兄，以及以前從軍的時光」，希望未來在疫情過去後，能跟摩爾見面「一起去健行運動」。

title: 武漢肺炎》推在家運動 英73歲阿公：跳繩勝過跑步

countries: 英國 印度


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美國紐約州州長古莫今日簽署行政命令，讓婚禮因疫情被迫取消的新人們，可以透過網路視訊如Zoom等軟體完成結婚儀式。圖為紐約民眾身後有新人在拍婚紗照。（歐新社檔案照）

2020-04-19 23:59:54

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎（COVID-19）重創全球，美國紐約州州長古莫（Andrew Cuomo）今（19）日簽署行政命令，讓婚禮因疫情被迫取消的新人們，可以透過網路視訊如Zoom等軟體完成結婚儀式。

據《BBC》報導，爆發自中國的武漢肺炎衝擊北美，美國全國封鎖防疫，紐約州州長古莫今（19）日簽署行政命令，開放民眾透過網路申請結婚，並以Zoom等視訊軟體舉行「網路虛擬婚禮」。

報導指出，州長古莫宣布消息時開玩笑稱，「新人再也沒有藉口逃避了」，他語帶雙關地說：「現在可以用Zoom結婚，你願意嗎？」

然而，針對這項措施，美國網友在社群媒體上產生了兩極的反應，部分認為新人根本不會想要在無法被親友祝福的情況下結婚，或是批評政府施政不懂輕重緩急；其他網友則認為在疫情嚴峻的時機點，讓更多新人間可以合法分享健康保險是非常重要的。

據悉，美國迄今已傳出超過73.5萬人確診、逾3.9萬人死亡。其中至少23.6萬例集中於紐約州，州政府目前已下令至少延長封鎖至5月15日。

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countries: 美國 中國

title: 武漢肺炎》難逃「疫」「結」！紐約州長下令開放網路結婚


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2020-04-20 00:16:00

〔記者蔡思培／台北報導〕武漢肺炎導致全球人心惶惶，也讓不少國人想起過去的SARS，醫師張深港現在在台北市立聯合醫院和平院區急診部服務，17年前曾罹患SARS，住院期間還一度出現幻覺，出院後肺功能也受損，所幸他靠著規律運動、透過吐納練習呼吸，肺功能已恢復。張深港表示，台灣因為經歷過SARS，這次政府在防疫上做得很好。

69歲的張深港已在和平醫院工作數十年，過去從未發燒，卻在17年前的4月21日晚上突然發燒到38度、而且全身潮熱、不舒服，他在隔天到和平醫院就醫，檢驗才知原來是感染「怪病」。

他說，在嚴重急性呼吸道症候群開始流行前，外界還沒將疾病冠上SARS一詞，醫界都用「怪病」一詞稱呼。在驗出染上「怪病」後，他立刻被送往台大醫院。他直言，「我一輩子第一次坐救護車就是那天，一批醫護人員全副武裝到和平醫院接我到台大醫院，晚上7點半就被送進負壓隔離病房」。

2003年4月30日，張深港因為病情危急插管，之後一直要打針治療，最嚴重時一天要達30針，他的下嘴唇還曾因為插管爛掉、出現缺口，過了好久才復原。

張深港透露，插管時每天都無法動彈、意識迷迷糊糊，卻感受得到每次插管的痛苦，「那時根本沒時間擔心病情，只希望透過各種辦法讓自己舒服一點」。有次他因為管子掉了被護理師責備不合作，他幽默直言，當下其實很想跟對方說「我插過的管子比你還多」。

感染SARS還讓張深港一度出現幻覺，在幻覺裡他以為自己在基隆某個山洞受重傷，因此被緊急送醫，之後他又在病房的冷氣孔看到燕子飛進來，因此認為醫院是「黑店」想轉院，卻被醫護人員告知他欠錢不能出院。

張深港表示，他還曾因為這樣的幻覺打電話給朋友借錢，而接到電話的朋友更是納悶，「你不是在住院，怎麼還打過來要借錢？」事後他才知道，這一切都是幻覺造成。

張深港在2003年5月22日出院，前往家人位在陽明山的房屋進行隔離，僅管已擺脫病魔，他的生活仍難以自理，三餐要靠鄉公所協助送餐，也因為身體虛弱，洗頭、洗澡都要分階段才能洗完。SARS也嚴重影響他的肺功能，出院後的他肺活量差，常常呼吸喘不過氣、講話也斷斷續續，無法完成一個句子。不過他說，過去SARS奪走和平醫院7條人命，有人雖活下來，卻因為藥物造成部分關節壞死、必須截肢，也有人嗅覺永遠無法恢復。張深港直言，他只有肺功能受影響，已經很幸運。

張深港說，他在剛出院時因為肺部功能受損，常常不想出門、就連講話也不想，後來在太太的鼓勵下出門運動，剛開始運動只要走20公尺就會喘，需要停下來休息一陣子才能繼續走，但持續運動後，他不僅已習慣每天出門，早上還會到公園透過吐納訓練呼吸，他靠著不斷練習吐納，肺功能已經完全恢復，現在講話也完全不會喘。張深港坦言，自己一直很疑惑到底是誰傳染給SARS的，他也曾詢問當時的台大醫院感染科主任張上淳，然而17年過了，這個問題始終沒有解答。

談起這次的武漢肺炎，張深港直言，台灣經歷過SARS，受一次教訓學一次乖，這次政府已經做得很好，他也稱讚台灣的口罩外交，「這是最好又最低成本的外交關係，現在外國有錢買不到口罩」，而且現在台灣人有戴口罩的警覺，在台灣戴口罩，也不像在外國會被歧視。

但張深港說，過去SARS病患是發燒後才有傳染力，但現在武漢肺炎沒有症狀也會傳染，他因此呼籲大家除了出門戴口罩，平時也要經常用酒精消毒。他也鼓勵大家，不管身體有無疾病，平時都可以多進行戶外運動、吐納練習，免疫力提升後，身體也會更健康。

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taiwan-subdivisions: 和平 基隆

title: 武漢肺炎》17年前染煞 和平醫院醫師讚：這次防疫做得很好


title: 與中方通話曝光！譚德塞：有天「真相會大白」

countries: 台灣 中國

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2020-04-20 00:33:30

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕世界衛生組織秘書長譚德塞先前公開表示遭受台灣攻擊，時間長達3個月，引發台灣網友、政府反彈，譚德塞近日在與中國高層通話時卻說，「總有一天事實真相會大白於天下」。

中國外交部19日發布訊息，中國外交部長王毅曾於17日與譚德塞通話，王毅當時指稱，這通電話是要表達中國政府與民眾對世衛的支持之意，國際社會與全球人民均秉持「公道自在人心」的態度，支持世衛、支持譚德塞，就是維護多邊主義、維護聯合國，王毅肯定譚德塞對全球公衛的付出，並稱此已獲得各方高度評價。

王毅電話中表示，對抗疫情需要世衛繼續發揮重要作用，那些對於世衛的抹黑、攻擊沒有事實根據，有良知的國家都不會跟進，全球民眾需要世衛繼續挽救生命、剷除病毒，中方始終高度重視世衛的作用與地位，希望在現有的合作基礎上，透過各種管道對世衛加大支持力道。

譚德塞回應時感謝中國的堅定支持，並認同王毅所言，重申人類只有團結一途才能阻止病毒蔓延，若國際社會出分歧，會使疫情變本加厲；譚德塞說：「雖然我本人和世衛組織受到各種攻擊和抹黑，但我相信，只要堅持真理和做正確的事情，總有一天事實真相會大白於天下，歷史自會有公論。」

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title: 武漢肺炎》官媒宣傳照被翻出！ 武漢病毒所冰箱門驚見破損

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美國近日公開質疑病毒與實驗室有關，遭到中國政府堅決否認；然而，有眼尖網友發現，中國官媒在2018年發布的武漢病毒研究所宣傳照，研究人員存放病毒樣本的冰箱邊條竟有破損，引起網路熱議。（圖擷取自Twitter）

2020-04-20 00:23:21

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎肆虐全球，美國近日公開質疑病毒與實驗室有關，遭到中國政府堅決否認；然而，有眼尖網友發現，中國官媒在2018年發布的武漢病毒研究所宣傳照，研究人員存放病毒樣本的冰箱門膠條有破損情況，引起網路熱議。

綜合媒體報導，武漢肺炎在世界各地造成慘重災情，讓許多國家都開始懷疑，病毒可能是從「實驗室外洩」，但中國外交部一直將此說斥為「陰謀論」，並搬出世衛組織（WHO）的說法背書，強調「我們始終認為這是一個科學問題，應該交由科學家和醫學專家去研究」。

由中共中央宣傳部主辦的《中國日報》，在2018年5月29日曾釋出武漢病毒研究所的內部照片，內文在宣傳中國擁有亞洲最大的病毒保存庫，且於P4實驗室內部藏有超過1500種病毒毒株，但細看照片竟發現，所方研究人員封存病毒樣本的冰箱，門邊密封膠條疑似破裂鬆脫。

《中國日報》疑似將該則推文刪除，但有許多網友已擷圖存證發文表示，「我家冰箱膠條的狀況都比那個好」、「0號病人到底在哪裡？難道真的是武漢病毒所已畢學生？」、「病毒外洩實際上根本不是陰謀論」、「中國一直都在隱瞞」。

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2020-04-19 23:58:47

〔記者李容萍／桃園報導〕桃園市座落埔頂重劃區的大溪埔頂公園，鄰近住宅大樓林立，是在地人的絕美後花園，佔地5.5公頃，幅員極其遼闊的樹海，林木整齊排列，因開發較早部分設施老舊，市府工務局去年提升園內環境整潔、景觀美化，投入3200萬元經費，更新公園內部設施，種植四季景觀喬木，新設公園入口意象，闢建天幕籃球場，今年初再斥資1350萬元打造「森林遊樂場」，包括高空溜索、滾輪滑梯、樹屋遊戲區及防災組合鞦韆等共融式遊戲場，於4月17日啟用。

taiwan-subdivisions: 大溪 桃園

title: 有溜索！大溪埔頂公園 嶄新共融式遊戲場啓用


title: 武漢肺炎》敦睦艦隊群聚屏東佔4例 衛生局公布足跡

taiwan-subdivisions: 屏東 潮州 屏東縣 長治

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2020-04-20 00:05:37

〔記者羅欣貞／屏東報導〕中央流行疫情指揮中心公布敦睦艦隊共24例確診，19日新增案例其中3例為屏東縣個案，加上昨18日1例，共有4例皆為敦睦艦隊人員，確診個案目前皆收置醫院治療中。

屏東縣政府接獲新增案件，立即展開各項緊急防治工作，嚴防疫情擴散蔓延。這也讓屏東縣武漢肺炎累計確診病例達到11例，其中7例境外移入、4例敦睦艦隊。

衛生局進一步說明，此4名個案皆於4月15日下船，第1例於當日自行騎車返家1小時即又返回軍艦未有社區活動史。第2例經疫調顯示曾出入的公共場所為屏東市國民運動中心（4月16日 17:30-19:00；4月17日 15:50-17:30）、長治鄉玄天上帝廟附近球場（4月17日 17:30-19:00），其他地點皆短暫且有戴口罩。

第3例4月16日下午至屏東大學找朋友、4月17日至屏東大學接朋友於環球影城食用晚餐即返家未出。第4例曾至潮州健身工廠運動（4月16日 10:30-14:00），同日即全程戴口罩搭乘火車及高鐵前往其他縣市，已將疫調資料提供中央流行疫情指揮中心，衛生局已初步匡列掌握27位接觸者進行居家隔離及自主健康管理，並進行相關衛教及環境清消。4月20日相關館場封館消毒，加強監測並請民眾提高警覺，相關疫調持續進行中。

衛生局表示，因此波疫情部分確診個案有至社區活動，提醒民眾出入公共場所須加強防護措施，防疫重點如下：一、 請醫療機構提高通報警覺，加強TOCC、通報及進行必要的醫療措施。二、 強化社區防疫，民眾如近期出現發燒上呼吸道症狀或嗅味覺改變等疑似症狀，請配戴口罩儘速就醫。

衛生局提醒縣內防疫安全需要縣民共同配合各項防治措施，才能將疫情傳播風險降到最低。再次提醒民眾應做好個人手部衛生與咳嗽禮節；與他人保持室內1.5公尺、室外1公尺的社交安全距離，若無法保持請配戴口罩；搭乘大眾運輸時，應全程配戴口罩並配合量測體溫；若身體不適請戴口罩速就醫，主動告知旅遊、接觸史等，並落實生病在家休息，加強疑似個案之診斷通報及相關防護措施，避免社區感染之情事發生，共同維護全民健康安全。

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2020-04-20 00:14:23

〔記者黃良傑／高雄報導〕8歲女童控訴被父母好友「阿忠叔叔」2次利用游泳露下體磨蹭她臀部，強撫胸摸下體，女童事後躲進學校廁所痛哭被老師發現，意外揭狼叔惡行，她還上課造句「我那天沒有去游泳，不用害媽媽要去警察局和法院」，被告一審被判5年，上訴改口認罪並賠償90萬元和解，但女童寫「希望怪伯伯關久一點」 紙條，法官改判4年，仍可上訴。

一審以被害女童身心受創，8歲女童控訴遭父母好友「阿忠叔叔」趁機下體磨蹭她的臀部，女童曾自己關在學校廁所裡崩潰痛哭，法官認定被告2次對未滿14歲女子涉犯強制猥褻罪，各判4年徒刑，合併執行5年，被告上訴高雄高分院。

判決書指出，被告和被害女童的父母是20多年好友，卻於2018年5月間，趁帶女童到游泳池前，將她帶至房間強脫外衣、泳衣，女童反抗一度躲進廁所，仍被狼叔抱坐肚子上，並裸露下體磨蹭她臀部，還用手偷摸下體，游泳後又再強拉女童到更衣間，對她二度猥褻得逞，女童事後在校出現異常，還突然躲進廁所大哭被老師發現，詢問後通報。

被告到案否認，辯稱是跟女童搔癢嬉鬧被踢到褲子才露出下體，泳後在更衣室洗頭時，下體不小心碰到女童屁股，高雄地院判他5年徒刑；上訴二審後，被告改口坦承犯行，並賠償90萬元和解，但開庭時父母代女童交給法官字條，女童親筆寫「希望怪伯伯能被關久一點」，二審合議庭考量和解、認罪，減刑各判3年半，合併判刑4年。

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美國總統川普（右）得知張經義（左）代表中國媒體後，在推特開罵「現在就把他踢掉！」（圖取自美國白宮，法新社檔案照，本報合成）

2020-04-20 00:30:40

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國上海東方衛視記者張經義日前在白宮記者會上，回答美國總統川普「我來自台灣」，事後被川普在推特上開罵「現在就把他趕出去」。有美國媒體人爆料，白宮18日晚間的記者會已經沒有中國黨媒列席。

張經義出身台灣，8日在美國白宮疫情記者會中，被總統川普問到「你從哪裡來」，張經義未提自己任職的中國媒體機構，僅說自己「來自台灣」，川普當時聽完還回「Good（很好）」。

川普在美東時間18日0時12分（台灣時間18日中午12點12分），在推特轉貼右翼大學生組織「轉捩點美國」（TPUSA）創辦人柯克推文，該推文擷取張經義日前在美國白宮記者會上詢問川普的影片內容表示，「該『記者』對總統說謊，自稱『來自台灣』，但其實他屬於中共黨媒宣傳的一部份」。川普轉貼該則推文後說，「現在就把他踢掉！」（Cut him off now!）

美媒《一個美國新聞網》（OANN）總裁查爾斯・菲林（Charles PHerring）在美東時間18日晚間7點48分（台灣時間19日早上7點48分），也就是川普開罵完張經義當天，在推特上發帖說：「今天，（白宮的）簡報會中『外國媒體』的座位空著。簡報室內只有14個席位。」也就是說，已經沒有中國黨媒出席。

菲林表示，美方準備的座位為中共代言人「鳳凰衛視」和「上海傳媒集團」提供了平台，菲林揶揄：「現在是白宮新聞辦公室將席位重新分配給《一個美國新聞網》的時候了」。

查爾斯・菲林（Charles PHerring）臉書全文

The "Foreign Press" briefing seat sat empty today. With only 14 seats in the briefing room, it's time for the WH Press Office to re-assign this seat to @OANN. This seat has given a platform to PhoenixTV and Shanghai Media Group, mouth-pieces for China. @realDonaldTrump

— Charles （@CharlesPHerring） April 18, 2020

countries: 中國 美國 台灣

title: 嚇死？川普開罵張經義 白宮記者會中國黨媒馬上不見


title: 武漢肺炎》施壓信曝光！中媒追防疫責任 俞正聲：好自為之

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近日有網友在網路上公布據說是中國前政協主席俞正聲（見圖）給中媒《財新網》的施壓信件，警告《財新網》再對武漢肺炎究責，可能遭「強制關閉」。（路透）

2020-04-20 00:10:04

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕日前中國網路媒體《財新網》有名記者披露，湖北省武漢市中南醫院在武漢封城前曾多次向市衛健委報告疑似病例，但遭多次反而被批「政治覺悟性不高」，甚至要求院方，在接待世衛組織（WHO）專家時「注意政治影響和說話方式」；但新聞曝光後不久旋即遭到撤下；近日有網友在網路上公布中國前政協主席俞正聲的施壓信件，警告《財新網》，再對武漢肺炎究責，可能遭「強制關閉」。

綜合媒體報導，這篇《財新網》記者蕭輝報導《武漢疫情中的中南醫院：他們打滿全場》，揭露了武漢市當局企圖規避政治責任而選擇隱瞞初期疫情，但才上架不久馬上便遭「和諧」；有網友在中國知名自由論壇「品聰網」公布一封警告信函，指稱是俞正聲寫給《財新網》負責人胡舒立的私人信件。

文中劈頭就說，「追責不應當是當前注意力集中的地方」，否則將「影響士氣、影響團結，這就是總書記（指習近平）多次講的正確的輿論導向」、「當前不應將注意力集中在追責上，更不能把問題說成是體制性的問題，有些有敵對傾向的人正在借此事攻擊我們的制度。」；最後也警告《財新網》「好自為之」，「不要重蹈『有些刊物』之覆轍」。

《財新網》是中國比較敢踩中共紅線的媒體，過去在2003年SARS期間也是首家揭發的媒體，創辦人胡舒立也被稱為「中國最危險的女人」，據稱《財新網》背後的靠山正是現任中國國家副主席王岐山，因此也推測中國「隱瞞疫情」事件中，可能也包含習派與俞正聲之間的政治鬥爭。

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title: 明年東港迎王！ 東隆宮董監事會改選「世代交替」

taiwan-subdivisions: 東港 屏東縣 屏東

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2020-04-19 23:38:03

〔記者陳彥廷／屏東報導〕財團法人台灣省屏東縣東港東隆宮主祀溫府千歲，是屏東東港地區信仰中心，昨天東隆宮進行董監事改選，人事出現改組，現任董事潘慶士、李慶助成為未來董事長、副董事長，原有意接班的現任副董事長莊有明豁達表示，是「世代交替」。

東港每3年1科的民俗活動「東港迎王平安祭典」聞名全台，逢迎王東隆宮都會將正殿設置為「代天府」，迎接代天巡狩的千歲爺前來巡視境界、和瘟押煞，當地世襲制的七個角頭轎班各司其職扛著神明遶境，習俗流傳逾百年，以無形文化資產身份列為台灣的「國家重要民俗」，而迎王期間，上萬信眾湧入東港祈求平安，街道晝夜皆熱鬧非凡

每4年改選董監事會的東隆宮，昨天舉辦投票，15名董事異動不大，隨後改選董事長，現任董事潘慶士的票源集中當選，副董事長一職亦由現任董事李慶助當選，預計7月1日交接，未來首關就是明年「東港迎王」的相關準備作業。。

新任正副董事長年齡層較低，伍水源、莊有明回任董事，受訪時皆豁達認為交棒給更年輕世代；兩人自退休後全心奉獻給溫府千歲，在迎王的部分，則對迎王典務及祭儀禮制的體制化貢獻頗多，也成為迎王得以位列「國家重要民俗」的助力之一。

兩人如今年紀已在8旬上下，但兩人在近幾科的迎王卻仍是滿場奔走，甚至如半夜的過府拜相、查夜及早晨送客等儀式也不缺席，行程堪稱鐵人，如今世代交替，可說是功成身退。


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〔記者陳文嬋／高雄報導〕正港台灣榴槤！氣候異常，農委會農業試驗所鳳山熱帶園藝試驗分所與榴槤魏農場合作，克服寒流與颱風威脅，歷經多年開花結果，已能穩定生產台灣榴槤，每顆重達3至4公斤，口感、品質佳，吸引饕客搶貨，每顆可達2000元，想吃榴槤不用出國。

鳳試所表示，農場種植榴槤面積大約1公頃，以頂級的「貓山王」榴槤為主，歷經5年開花結果，產出台灣第一顆榴槤，因榴槤喜歡溫暖多雨氣候，每年寒冬低溫與颱風侵襲成為關鍵。

taiwan-subdivisions: 鳳山 高雄

title: 台灣也能穩定生產榴槤 每顆2000元


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▲敦睦艦隊日前停靠帛琉。（圖／翻攝中華民國駐帛琉大使館臉書）

記者陶本和／台北報導

中華民國海軍敦睦艦隊19日累積達24人確診新冠肺炎。綜觀全球各國的海軍，美國羅斯福號航空母艦（USS Theodore Roosevelt，CVN-71）就有660人確診，而法國戴高樂航母則有1081人確診。

敦睦艦隊磐石艦成為防疫破口，中央流行疫情指揮中心18日漏夜採檢700多名官兵，再揪出21人確診，分別為19男、2女，加上昨日確診的3人，共有24人染疫。

相較於其他國家海軍的狀況，根據《美國海軍學院新聞網》（USNI news）日前的報導，羅斯福號已有94％的官兵完成了新型冠狀病毒篩檢，陽性共有660人，陰性則為3920人。

而美國海軍目前也還正在追查認疫情爆發的起源，目前確認艦上前2起病例是海軍航空隊第11航空聯隊的2名人員。

▼美軍羅斯福號停泊在關島。（圖／翻攝美國海軍臉書）

另外，根據《法新社》報導，法國國防部長帕麗（Florence Parly）表示，戴高樂號與打擊群共2300名官兵當中，已有2010人接受篩檢，其中1081人呈現陽性。

帕麗表示，這上千名確診官兵有545人出現新型冠狀病毒相關症狀，24人已送往醫院治療，至於陰性官兵則都在隔離。

不過弔詭的是，戴高樂號爆出疫情的原因仍然是個謎，因為該艦先前進行了3個月的部署任務，除了3月13日至16日在法國西北部布雷斯特停靠外，皆從未與外界接觸。對此，目前尚在調查，是否在3月13日之前病毒就已在船上官兵潛伏。

▼戴高樂號航空母艦（Charles de Gaulle, R91）。（圖／路透社）

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countries: 美國 帛琉 中華民國 法國

events: 新冠肺炎 冠狀病毒

title: 多國海軍染疫！我敦睦艦隊確診24例　美羅斯福號660例、法戴高樂號1081例


countries: 帛琉 中華民國 台灣

title: 敦睦艦隊一確診　我國即刻助帛琉疫調、匡列接觸者追病源

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▲敦睦艦隊日前停靠帛琉。（圖／翻攝中華民國駐帛琉大使館臉書）

記者陶本和／台北報導

本次前往友邦帛琉的「敦睦遠航支隊」，截至19日有24例確診新冠肺炎。在感染源方面，外界質疑涉及帛琉政府的外交友邦壓力，而有難言之隱，同時國軍也有被拿來祭旗的味道，質疑承襲過去「國防布」的隱匿陋習。

據了解，在15日確定掌握船上有確診時，疫情指揮中心立即透過外交部、駐帛琉大使館的協助，聯繫帛琉政府；在第一時間針對政府官員、外交單位、可能接觸者進行匡列。

對於外界揣測，不能公布感染源的主因，攸關於友邦的壓力。涉外人士說，事實上這個層面的影響並不大，因為帛琉政府長期受台灣醫療上的協助，過去這段期間也多次向我國表達感謝之意；此外，當地新光醫院是我方主要醫療單位，這段期間包括疫調工作，都與帛方合作，接下來如果要進一步做篩檢，也會由該單位、駐外使館一起協助帛方。

另外，針對國軍被質疑有隱匿的嫌疑，據指出，軍聞社在4月15日的報導「黃總長主持海軍敦睦遠航結訓典禮 慰勉官兵任務辛勞」一文，被外界質疑刪文，但事實上，軍聞社並未刪除此文，內文也點出，，參謀總長黃曙光肯定全體人員，在任務期間，謹守防疫措施一事。

內情人士說，如果高層早知有狀況，或是疑似確診情形，應該不至於會讓參謀總長在公開場合談及防疫的相關議題；不過，不可諱言的是，多少有輕忽的狀況。

據指出，從指揮中心所公開的資訊，艦上的學官們可能起初有感冒求診，醫官也是依照感冒程序篩流感，但沒有篩到，就變成一般感冒的投藥；船上不同於一般社區診所，且官兵多年輕，症狀並不明顯，服用藥物後症狀減輕，而導致輕忽的可能。

▼海軍敦睦艦隊中的盤石艦爆發新冠肺炎疫情，國軍出動消毒。（圖／國防部提供）

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許多人都有將拔下的牙齒保存做紀念的習慣，從最新研究來看，牙齒不僅可以做為紀念物，甚至還具有時光膠囊的價值。

就像樹木的年輪一樣，人體的礦化組織（mineralized tissue）也會因為生理壓力產生細微、可觀察到的生長線，其中牙齒中的牙骨質（cementum）結構在一生中都會持續生長，因此理論上生活中的重大事件應該都會留下痕跡。

牙骨質的紀錄作用已在許多哺乳動物身上證明。透過對牙骨質的觀察，科學家得以辨別出妊娠、分娩等重要事件，紐約大學團隊更好奇的是，這種紀錄作用是否也能在人類牙齒上看見。

《科學報告》（Scientific Reports）新研究中，紐約大學牙齒人類學家 Paola Cerrito 和團隊分析了西非班圖族 15 名 25-69 歲死者去世時留下的 47 顆牙齒，由於這些人的生活史多半都存有紀錄，這也讓團隊能夠更好去確認痕跡與生活史的關聯。

▲ 在死者臼齒中可以看見與分娩相對應的深色痕跡。（Source：Paola Cerrito et al. CC BY 4.0）

透過顯微鏡觀察，研究小組確認了原先的假設，在女性死者的牙骨質上確實能看見分娩和更年期相關的痕跡，不僅如此，在將生活史與痕跡對照後，他們發現包含系統性疾病、監禁、從農村搬進城市在內的事件，同樣也會在牙骨質上留下無法磨滅的痕跡。

由於樣本數較少，研究結果還得未來相關研究複製結果後才能獲得證實，同時還有許多問題尚待解答；舉例來說，該如何確認哪些事件會被記錄？如果無法掌握確切生活史，記錄還有實際用途嗎？

儘管如此，這項發現很可能對考古學到醫學的未來研究產生重大影響，能按照時間順序忠實記錄下一個人生活中的所有重要事件，這種生物體內的紀錄痕跡目前在其他礦化組織中都不曾發現。

Eerie ‘Tree Ring’ Lines in Our Teeth Could Indicate Life Events, Including Childbirth

（首圖來源：pixabay）

title: 人體也有「年輪」，研究：牙齒會記錄生活的重大事件


title: 黏菌研究：孤獨者的存在也是為了確保群體生存

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對於群居動物來說，要成為孤獨者並不容易，必須拒絕群體行動的吸引力，堅持朝自己的道路前進，但不論人類或是在自然界，獨行俠總是存在，這也讓科學家十分好奇，這些與群體不同步的個體究竟是隨機產生，還是出於某些原因而存在？

為了測試孤獨者的數量是隨機還是可預測，又是否會受到自然或文化的影響，在《PLoS Biology》論文中，普林斯頓大學團隊運用一種易於觀察測試、同時也存在獨行俠問題的群體生物來進行觀察：盤基網柄菌（Discoyostelium discoideum）。

盤基網柄菌是黏菌的一種，經常被用在科學研究，這些微小生物在感到饑餓時會一次又一次的聚集在一起，直到形成一個巨大、搖搖晃晃的塔，黏住不知不覺中經過的昆蟲，讓孢子能搭便車進入世界，但在過程中，除了塔頂的幸運兒，所有塔底和中間的個體都得面對死亡。

這種集體行為看似是生存所必須，但在長年的研究中，科學家也注意到建塔過程中總存在一些散落者：當幾乎所有個體都往中央聚集，為了群體做出必需的犧牲，一些散落者卻對號召完全沒有反應，一如以往的獨自行動，即使在非常理想的蓋塔條件下，也無法排除孤獨者的存在。

從生理上來看，團隊並未發現孤獨者存在任何缺陷，就像其他合群的同伴一樣，它們獲得食物便會進食，也可以分裂並繁殖後代，它們的後代也不全然是孤獨者，有些會響應聚集，有些不會。

透過從野外收集盤基網柄菌進行實驗並建立模型，團隊發現，孤獨者的比例並非由個體隨意決定，但也不是某種恆定比例，而取決於人口密度。在最小的族群中，所有個體都保持孤獨，直到超過一定數量後，開始出現集體行動的人，隨著族群擴大，獨來獨往者的人數最終穩定下來。

這意味著至少在盤基網柄菌的情況中，孤獨者的出現絕對不是隨機「錯誤」，而是可遺傳的特徵，由有機體與環境間的相互作用而產生；雖然方向不同，但就像蓋塔犧牲的群體一樣，這些孤獨者的存在也是確保群體生存的一種方式。

集體行動可以帶來巨大的好處，但往往同時帶有風險，無論是黏菌的犧牲式蓋塔或牛瘟傳播，都仰賴密集的集體行動，在這種情況下，不合群的孤獨者反而會成為某種「對沖策略」，確保對多數人的傷害不會抹除所有人口。

研究作者、生態和進化生物學副教授 Corina Tarnita 指出，儘管孤獨者本身並不具有社交，但後代仍具有參與社會的能力，它們的存在可能只出於一個目的：阻止了該物種的集體行動。就像脫離群體、第一隻回復冷靜的沙漠蝗蟲，與「不合群」的直覺反應相反，有時這些獨行俠反而可能成為維護社會系統的關鍵。

「我們的研究得出一個有趣的結論：至少在黏菌的情況中，不參與集體的決定事實上是集體作出的。所有細胞以化學方式互相交談，『你參加嗎？我想我要留下來』，要成為獨行俠需要溝通。」

Loners help society survive, say Princeton ecologists

（首圖來源：Usman Bashir / CC BY-SA）


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2019 冠狀病毒疾病（COVID- 19 ，武漢肺炎）蔓延全球，德國大報「週日畫報」表示，女性領導的國家防疫表現顯然特別好，將總統蔡英文與德國總理梅克爾並列。

週日畫報（Bild am Sonntag）今天用 2 個版面的篇幅、以「更強大的性別」為題報導，女性領袖治理的國家，防疫的表現較佳。

報導將全球 7 位女性領袖的照片並列，從左到右分別是 39 歲的紐西蘭總理阿爾登（Jacinda Ardern）、 34 歲的芬蘭總理馬林（Sanna Marin）、 63 歲的總統蔡英文、 65 歲的梅克爾（Angela Merkel）、 44 歲的冰島總理雅各斯多提爾（Katrin Jakobsdottir）、 59 歲的挪威總理瑟爾貝克（Erna Solberg）及 42 歲的丹麥總理佛瑞德里克森（Mette Frederiksen）。

報導表示，這 7 位領袖的共同點是決策明快且前後一致，蔡總統 1 月就幾乎不讓來自中國的班機降落並增加口罩產能，反之男性領袖例如巴西總統波索納洛（Jair Bolsonaro）批評 2019 冠狀病毒疾病是媒體炒作出來的，英國首相強生（Boris Johnson） 3 月還說病毒不會阻止他握手。

此外，女性領導人還善於與他人合作，例如馬林請明星在社群媒體上宣導正確的防疫知識，反之美國總統川普把病毒散播的責任推給別人，將自己塑造成抗疫英雄。

週日畫報在介紹蔡總統的防疫成果時指出，台灣離中國很近，到目前為止卻僅造成 6 人死亡，令人難以置信。嚴格的入境管制、隔離及用手機追蹤疑似感染者是台灣主要的防疫方式。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）

title: 德報肯定台灣防疫成果 將蔡總統與梅克爾並列

people: 蔡英文 川普

events: 冠狀病毒 死亡 武漢肺炎

countries: 台灣 芬蘭 紐西蘭 英國 挪威 德國 丹麥 冰島 美國 中國 巴西


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中職統一獅隊投手施子謙本季首場先發出賽就有好表現， 6 局優質先發，加上隊友火力支援，全場敲 12 安、林安可開轟，終場以 7 比 4 擊敗中信兄弟隊，中止近期 4 連敗。

統一獅隊今天作客洲際棒球場與中信兄弟隊交手，獅隊由施子謙先發，前 4 局僅被敲出 4 支安打、沒有失分，直到 5 局被江坤宇敲出陽春砲掉分，接著再被黃鈞聲敲出二壘打、吳東融敲出三壘打，失掉第 2 分。

施子謙總計用 75 球投 6 局，被敲出 7 支安打（ 1 發全壘打），投出 4 次三振，失掉 2 分皆為責失分，有效壓制對手打線，拿下勝投。

獅隊打線發揮，首局靠著林靖凱三壘打、陳傑憲內野安打先馳得點， 2 局再靠著郭阜林二壘打開啟攻勢，林安可、林祐樂接連安打，單局再添 2 分， 6 局林安可二壘打、林祐樂安打推進，再靠著暴投跑回球隊第 4 分。

比賽 7 局打完，獅隊 4 比 2 領先， 8 局獅隊再起攻勢，林安可敲出 2 分砲，獅隊再失誤、觸身球保送、高飛犧牲打，單局拿 3 分、拉開領先差距，兄弟 8 局下半追分，林智勝敲出 2 分砲，但兄弟攻勢沒有延續，吞下敗仗。

獅隊林安可打擊手感火燙，單場 3 打數敲出 3 安，貢獻 2 分打點；兄弟隊江坤宇把握出賽機會表現，連兩場開轟；林智勝 8 局的全壘打，為個人中職生涯第 284 轟，也是個人本季首轟。

（新聞資料來源 : 中央社）

title: 施子謙優質先發林安可開轟 獅隊中止4連敗


events: 性侵 性騷擾

title: 長腿妹搭客運嚇傻！襯衫男「喘息按摩」緊盯　律師回應了

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只要是人，無論男女，都有情欲需求，自古以來，食、性乃人之常情，不過若將自己的性癖好影響到他人，甚至讓他人感到不舒服與噁心，就有觸法的可能。
今（19日）腿長103公分的女模房潤琪（藝名），向本刊投訴，自己身穿一般的斜肩T-shirt，在中午12點40分左右，搭乘國光客運從台北到竹南，自上車後，就發現有股視線持續盯著自己，由於沒有其他動作，所以一開始也不疑有他。

未料，出發一個小時左右，這位偷瞄自己的怪叔叔，竟開始傳來微微的的喘息聲，甚至還開始「震動」；此時，她才赫然轉頭，看見這位怪叔叔居然用雙手在替自己下體「按摩運氣」，讓她當下十分恐慌與害怕、更加不知所措。

房指出，本來一開始是坐在別的位置，但可能因防疫的需求，司機要求自己坐到4號位置，沒想到會碰到變態，大呼實在有夠倒楣。她還無奈得說「現場也不知道誰能保護我，只好用手機拍下這段可怕的過程。」

對此，有大仁哥之稱的律師蔡政峯則表示，該名男子在客運上的行為涉嫌我國刑法的公然猥褻罪；蔡政峯更進一步提醒民眾，「如果女生在外發生這類事件，記得第一時間通知司機，請司機開到警局或通報警方，才能有效制止這種即時犯罪的發生。」

蔡政峯指出，這種案件很容易因為沒有證據而無法偵辦，所以發生這類案件的時候，先確保自己人生安全無虞後，一定要鼓起勇氣盡可能利用手機拍攝下來對方猥褻行為的過程，用以保全證據，才能將犯嫌繩之以法。

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編輯／Emily 圖／翻攝自IG@tanaka_tatsuya

日本微型攝影藝術家田中達也擁有超高人氣，平時經常在官方IG分享新作品，最近受到疫情影響，他也以此為發想拍攝了「ENJOY HOME」系列，讓大家想起居家生活的美好，乖乖待在家。在他的微型世界中，白吐司、餅乾變成床鋪、沙發，插頭變成烤麵包機，待在這個可愛的家，絕對不會想往外跑。

方形的白吐司變成了一張床鋪，吐司柔軟的口感拿來當床一定很舒服，嬰兒在上面爬的樣子超可愛，讓人也想躺到吐司床鋪睡上一覺。

不只吐司可以當床，夾心餅乾打開也變成一張小床，裡面的內餡夾心還成了棉被和枕頭。硬硬的奶油餅乾變成長型沙發好適合，一家三口坐在上面和樂融融。

居家生活當然要下廚吃飯，錄音帶變瓦斯爐、有USB孔的插頭成了烤麵包機，彈出吐司的樣子也太可愛，讓人佩服他的創意。

洗澡也是重要的例行公事，牙刷刷毛變成淋浴間蓮蓬頭的水柱。想泡澡的話，一起進去戒指浴缸放鬆紓壓。

title: 白吐司當床、在戒指裡泡澡！田中達也「微型迷你屋」超可愛　居家隔離絕不往外跑


title: 美控軍艦遭騷擾 伊朗譏誇大描述如好萊塢電影

countries: 伊朗 美國

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針對美國政府15日指控伊朗軍船在波斯灣海域騷擾美軍船艦，伊朗革命衛隊今天表示，美方將兩國船艦相遇經過誇大描述，宛如好萊塢電影情節。

美國國防部15日聲稱，伊朗「伊斯蘭革命衛隊」（IRGC）的11艘船隻「以極近距離及高速在美國船艦頭尾來回穿梭」，指控德黑蘭這類行為既危險且挑釁。

不過，伊朗革命衛隊今天在官方網站發布聲明表示，美國海軍「對於這次船艦相遇事件的描述不正確且加油添醋，顯示美國人喜歡好萊塢故事」。

伊朗革命衛隊指控美方先於本月6日和7日採取「危險行為」，阻擋伊朗軍船Shahid Siavoshi去路，且不理會警告。伊朗革命衛隊於是擴大海巡船隊，並於15日與美軍船艦相遇。

伊朗革命衛隊表示，由於美方不顧警告，採取「挑釁且不專業的行動」擋住伊朗軍船通路，這11艘海巡船才「強迫他們（美艦）後退」。

根據美方15日說法，美國海軍及海岸防衛隊船艦當時是在波斯灣北部的國際海域執行任務，阿帕契（Apache）攻擊直升機也參與值勤。


title: 台南竹溪特色兒童遊戲區新開放 大批親子湧入朝聖

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2020-04-19 22:05:47

［記者劉婉君／台南報導］台南市竹溪特色兒童遊戲區新開放，今天湧入大批親子朝聖，防疫期間為了提醒民眾保持社交距離，市府除現場透過廣播勸導外，也將增設告示牌加強宣導。

竹溪特色兒童遊戲區規劃有沙池區、溜滑梯以及由多邊形組成的巨大方塊「布洛格子」等特色遊具，今天週日吸引許多親子前往，遊戲區內擠滿人潮，部分親子沒有戴口罩，也未戴口罩，台南市長黃偉哲前往發送餅乾與乾洗手給小朋友，並提醒民眾注意防疫。

台南市政府爭取「前瞻計畫-全國水環境改善計畫」、「城鎮之心工程計畫」等補助款，執行「竹溪流域整治計畫」，各分標工程近日陸續完成，兒童遊戲區一開放，就有許多小朋友爭相體驗各項遊具，黃偉哲在水利局長韓榮華等人陪同下，視察使用情形及聽取議員與里長的意見。

黃偉哲表示，竹溪整治工程分為多個區塊，既要做好防洪的功能，又要發揮休閒遊憩的功能，已完成的部分就會先開放給民眾使用，竹溪特色兒童公園是台南的第6座特色公園，也是南區的第3座，相關局處將針對安全、照明、水質改善等檢討及改進，希望提供居民及遊客更安全的遊憩空間。


taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 鳳山

title: 台灣也能穩定生產榴槤 每顆2000元


title: 女童躲進學校廁所崩潰痛哭 揭父母好友狼爪惡行


title: 武漢肺炎》敦睦艦隊群聚屏東佔4例 衛生局公布足跡

taiwan-subdivisions: 屏東 長治 潮州 屏東縣


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敦睦艦隊「磐石艦」確診新冠肺炎案例，昨天暴增廿一例，合計達廿四例，引發群聚染疫疑慮。中央疫情指揮官陳時中取消前三名確診個案「境外移入」的認定，顯示國安單位對此事曾有折衝。顯然，防疫不力責任檢討矛頭範圍明顯縮小為國防部與海軍。

國防部投入國家新冠肺炎防疫工作，後備官兵日夜協助工廠生產口罩，各化學兵部隊多次負責包機防疫消毒，工作重要掌聲卻少，海軍敦睦艦隊意外有多人確診，責難聲紛至沓來。

海軍敦睦艦隊三月五日左營出港後，預計十二日抵達帛琉Malakal港。艦隊旗艦「磐石艦」曾於三月十日在海上透過衛星向「國安單位」確認帛琉境內是否有疫情。海軍曾說明，包括衛福部對國際疫情的認定、駐帛琉大使館對當地疫情的觀察，在海軍作戰指揮中心及國防部衡山指揮所監控下，由執行任務的海軍下達靠泊決定。

在磐石艦確診三個案例後，中央疫情指揮中心認定是「境外移入」，代表在帛琉染疫可能性極高，加上官兵搭康定艦泊靠Malakal港離開梯口從事親善僑胞與旅遊等活動時沒戴口罩，顯示對當地疫情高度「放心」。提供疫情研判的部會、駐館，甚至疫情指揮中心，恐怕都要為敦睦艦隊進入帛琉的決定負起責任。

不過，中央疫情指揮中心昨天改口，取消磐石艦確診案例屬「境外移入」的認定，暫為衛福部、外交部解套，而防疫不力責任檢討矛頭指向範圍明顯縮小，回歸國防部與海軍。

既然確診案例暫不認定為境外移入，顯然增加「境內傳染」可能性。艦隊四月九日至十四日在左營軍港靠泊實施隔離檢疫的五天內，按防疫規定是不置梯口，艦上人員無法上下艦，人也無法登艦。但昨天記者會資訊卻傳出，期間有運送物資的包商曾登艦，軍醫局也曾於十四日編組軍醫院小組登艦最後確認各艦是否存在疫情。昨天被詢及此節，列席的國防部、海軍將領都未確切回應。

據了解，在此期間表定可登艦者，只有艦艇入港時領港人，而十四日確實有軍醫編組登艦進行疫調，至於有沒有包商登艦還在查，雖有將領私下消毒稱絕無包商登艦，但不見正式官方管道背書。

從結果來看，軍醫單位編組當時登艦為敦睦艦隊作防疫「最後確認」，根本是無效作為，以致面對記者會上「是不是只檢查表冊簿文書紀錄、虛應故事而非深入實境訪查」質疑，國防部與會者都落入沒有說明的窘境。更何況，敦睦官兵本月十五日十三時休假離營前夕，上午十時許立法院還有立委公開詢問，要確認海軍敦睦艦隊官兵健康是否無虞，仍獲致將領公開宣稱「都沒有（問題）」的回應，被紀錄在國會公報中。

疫情指揮中心既取消磐石艦染疫個案「境外移入」認定，艦隊在左營軍港隔離五天中艦上防疫作為就成為關鍵案情。人員管制有無違反防疫規定？國防部必須調查清楚，對外說明以昭公信，才能針對確診個案進行有效溯源，進行防治。

疫情
 海軍
 國防部
 敦睦艦隊
 新冠肺炎
 磐石艦
 帛琉
 口罩
 陳時中

title: 【即時短評】「境外移入」認定轉向 國軍扛防疫疏漏之責


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2020-04-19 22:42:02

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕受武漢肺炎疫情影響，英國實施封城，以避免疫情擴散，但英國一名人妻不畏疫情，開著露營車上街「接客」，面對外界的質疑與批判，這名人妻表示，「我的工作和醫生一樣重要。」

綜合外媒報導，30多歲的人妻雷德菲爾（Kirie Redfield）是性工作者，透過在成人網站上的廣告，在英國約克郡以露營車四處接客，並且在車上「完成工作」。雷德菲爾表示，「基本服務」15分鐘收費30英鎊（約新台幣1100元），且可以「無套」性愛，她更認為就算一天有40位客人也賺不夠。

雷德菲爾接受《每日星報 Daily Star》專訪時表示，丈夫從事遊戲的音樂作曲，她不會因為這份工作感到羞恥，她是合法工作，且在兩年前成立了公司，也按時繳稅。

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》「老司機」不畏疫情 英人妻照用露營車上街「接客」


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〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕日本境內武漢肺炎疫情持續延燒，確診人數已逾破1萬，死亡數也多達200多人；福井縣今日宣布發放口罩購買券，一個家庭可買兩盒50片裝口罩，受惠家庭預估有28萬戶，希望讓民眾安心防疫。

綜合外媒報導，福井縣在口罩短缺時期仍取得30萬盒口罩，共計1500萬片。福井縣表示，這些口罩是聯鎖藥妝店「ゲンキー（Genky Stores）」以低利潤販售，價格低於一般市價。

福井縣政府將以明信片方式寄發口罩購買券，一盒50入口罩售價2350日幣（約新台幣653元），每戶最多能購買兩盒，自24日起至5月10日，全縣共有64處ゲンキー藥妝店可以購買。

title: 武漢肺炎》口罩奇缺！ 福井縣寄發購買券 每戶可買100片


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東南亞疫情燒不停，印尼、菲律賓及馬來西亞今（19）日再傳多起新確診及死亡病例，合計共583例確診、60人死亡。圖為印尼紅十字會人員進行消毒。（法新社）

2020-04-19 19:49:59

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎（COVID-19）疫情持續延燒東南亞，印尼、菲律賓及馬來西亞今（19）日再傳多起新確診及死亡病例，合計共583例確診、60人死亡。

綜合外媒報導，爆發自中國的武漢肺炎重創全球，印尼今（19）日新增327例確診、47人死亡；馬來西亞則傳出84個新病例、1人死亡；菲律賓再添172例確診、12人死亡。

報導指出，印尼醫師聯合會昨（19）日曾指出，印尼的實際死亡人數恐怕會是官方數據的近2倍，但印尼衛生部回應呼籲不要用「假新聞」來增加民眾的心理負擔。

據官方資料，印尼迄今總計有6575例確診、582人死亡；馬來西亞則有5389例確診、89人死亡；菲律賓則是6259例確診、409人死亡。

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》東南亞疫情燒！印尼、菲國、大馬共增近600例60死

events: 武漢肺炎 死亡 COVID-19

countries: 印尼 中國 馬來西亞 菲律賓


title: 敦睦艦隊24人染疫！他爆在這感染就慘了

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title: 王浩宇：該下台就下台...防疫優先於咎責


title: 曾經的防疫典範 揭新加坡疫情爆炸2大錯誤

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綜合新加坡《聯合早報》、CNN報導，新加坡18日單日新增942例確診病例，是疫情爆發以來單日最高。3月17日，新加坡只有266例確診病例，截至19日，累計境內已有6,588例確診病例，一個月病例數暴增逾24倍。

全球疫情四起之際，新加坡因為廣泛進行病毒檢測、迅速對潛在感染者祭出隔離措施、密切追蹤入境人士，加上政府加強民眾公衛意識，呼籲大眾保持社交距離，新加坡在疫情爆發之初因而能夠順利守住情勢，控制住感染人數。加上新加坡人民日常生活大致如常，一直到4月感染人數激增後，學校及部分工作場所才關閉，在此之前，新加坡成功的防疫經驗一直受到各國稱頌。

新加坡疫情為何突然大爆炸？CNN分析，主要有2大輕忽，第一，輕忽了移工群聚感染情形，第二，新加坡低估了疫情在未完全封鎖城市中的傳播速度。

近期新加坡激增的病例主要發生在南亞移工宿舍。CNN指出，即便星國政府擴大病毒篩檢，卻偏偏獨漏移工宿舍，現在疫情爆發，政府才急忙封鎖宿舍，並且對所有移工進行病毒檢測。目前尚不清楚移工間的感染是境外移入或是境內發生，不過可以肯定的是，空間狹窄的移工宿舍根本無法保持社交距離，病毒也就容易傳播。

新加坡前外交官許通美（Tommy Koh）本月稍早在個人臉書痛批，新加坡對待外國移工的方式根本不是第一世界國家，而是第三世界國家，政府允許雇主用沒有座位的卡車運送移工，移工如沙丁魚般住在擁擠的宿舍裡，12個人住一間。

新加坡未效法其他國家實施封城，民眾如常生活也成了疫情爆發的關鍵。CNN指出，唯有在有效阻止境外移入病例，以及迅速發現潛在新病例的情況下，新加坡才能擺出相對其他國家寬鬆的防疫態度，一旦圍堵措施失敗，病毒人傳人的速度將會比嚴格實施封城以及社交距離政策的國家還要快。

CNN指出，即便新加坡初期祭出的緊密措施能夠有效抑制境外移入感染，讓民眾能部分維持正常生活，當疫情滲入，政府就必須立刻反應，嚴防新一波疫情。CNN總結，新加坡的經驗顯示，太早鬆懈將會適得其反。


title: 艦隊爆群聚感染！疫情缺口要檢討誰？醫：別讓他們背黑鍋


title: 屏東縣敦睦艦隊4例確診 縣府公布疫調足跡


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▲瑞豐夜市。（圖／記者吳奕靖攝）

記者吳奕靖／高雄報導

磐石軍艦有8名確診新冠肺炎案例在高雄市，高雄市政府緊急宣布有7個場館必須要停業消毒，其中包含了高雄市相當知名的瑞豐夜市，現在瑞豐夜市宣布：「本場全部星期一至星期三休息，全面大消毒，星期四營業」，這也是瑞豐夜市成20年以來的首次大規模停業。

根據高雄市政府疫情應變中心宣布，原訂20日封館一天後再視情況決定是否開放，不過現在瑞豐夜市宣布將從20日停止營業，直到22日結束，23日開始恢復營業，也就是說停業3天來消毒，但是令人擔心的是瑞豐夜市的疫調範圍恐怕難以想像，因為除了攤商之外，同時間又有多少逛街民眾在同時間跟個案接觸？所以3天的時間是否足夠讓高雄市衛生局人員進行完整疫調，能否依照瑞豐夜市宣布時間順利恢復營業，攤商們很期盼。

▲瑞豐夜市自治會的成員在入口進行體溫量測跟消毒 。（圖／記者吳奕靖攝）

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 高雄市

title: 磐石艦高雄8確診足跡7館封1天　20年來首次！瑞豐夜市延長防疫線


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（中央社記者游凱翔台北19日電）媒體報導，國防大學 復興崗校區出現武漢肺炎確診病例，卻未全校停課。國 防大學今天表示，經查2名確診的政戰學院學生返校停 留約1小時，活動範圍、接觸人員僅侷限政戰學院生活 區，且衛福部人員疫檢後，評估交叉感染風險低。

中央流行疫情指揮中心宣布，台灣今天新增22例武 漢肺炎（2019冠狀病毒疾病，COVID-19）確診個案，其 中21例是敦睦艦隊成員，敦睦艦隊累計共24例；另1例 為境外移入，目前全台累計420例。

媒體報導，國防大學復興崗校區因應武漢病毒確診 病例，卻未全校停課，只有政戰學院停課，與他所學校 標準不同。

國防大學晚間發布新聞稿表示，國防大學校區分「 率真」、「中正嶺」及「復興崗」等3處，分屬桃園八 德、大溪及台北北投，這次停課為復興崗校區政戰學院 。

國防大學指出，經查，2名確診的政戰學院學員返 校處理事務，停留約1小時，活動範圍及接觸人員僅限 於政戰學院生活區，接觸人員均已完成區隔管理；另外 ，衛福部疾管署、台北市衛生局專員也到校疫檢，評估 交叉感染風險低，今天已由第33化學兵群加強消毒作業 ，落實防疫管制。

國防大學表示，復興崗校區除政戰學院外，仍有其 他單位共駐，基於校區幅員較大，且各單位有各自活動 區域，除辦理共同性活動外，平日生活及教育訓練均各 自運作。

此外，為避免政戰學院師生群聚感染風險，明天起 停課2週；休假學生實施居家自主健康管理14天，與確 診者接觸人員，則於學校隔離區實施區隔單人自主健康 管理14天。同時採取「停課不停學」措施，藉遠距教學 系統、數位學習平台實施授課，維持教學正常。

國防大學強調，將繼續依中央流行疫情指揮中心及 國防部政策指導，做好防疫各項作為，確保師生身體健 康及受教權益。（編輯：蘇龍麒）1090419

taiwan-subdivisions: 中正 復興 桃園 北投 大溪

events: COVID-19 武漢肺炎 冠狀病毒

title: 國防大學：確診學生返校1小時 交叉感染風險低


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因為海軍敦睦艦隊計畫，台灣新冠肺炎確診人數又再度上升。除了昨天（18日）發現的3名確診案例外，在經過全面檢疫後，磐石軍艦上的300人中，再傳21人確診新冠肺炎。而國防部今天（19日）也隨即派遣陸軍39化兵群登艦進行消毒。

▲在海軍磐石軍艦出現集體新冠肺炎確診的狀況後，國防部也派遣陸軍化學兵前往消毒。（圖／國防部提供）

針對磐石軍艦上24例的新冠肺炎確診，國防部也在今天下午發表聲明。「昨日連夜針對敦睦支隊全體744員官兵實施篩檢，並於今日記者會正式發布，確診人數為21員，含昨日3員計24員，均屬磐石軍艦。」國防部表示，「其餘康定及岳飛兩艦，目前無確診個案。」

國防部指出,本部將編成專案調查小組,由軍政副部長任組長,納編總督察長室、軍醫局、政戰局、法律司及海軍相關部門,配合「中央流行疫情指揮中心」,秉「公開、透明、信任、專業」的最高原則,釐清敦睦支隊任務執行全程各項防疫作為,誠實面對，絕不隱瞞。」

此外，國防部發言人史順文也表示，目前政戰學院、海軍官校自明日（20日）起開始停課2週；已休假的人員，居家自主管理14天，有接觸者，要求在校實施區隔健康管理14天。讓人員不要有移動的機會。

title: 磐石軍艦24例確診　陸軍化學兵登艦消毒


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（中央社記者游凱翔、蘇龍麒台北19日電）外交部今天 表示，敦睦艦隊官兵確診武漢肺炎一事，帛琉政府如果 評估進行篩檢，駐帛琉大使館將全力配合帛琉方面規劃 辦理。

中央流行疫情指揮中心宣布，台灣今天新增22例武 漢肺炎（2019冠狀病毒疾病，COVID-19）確診個案，其 中21例是敦睦艦隊成員，敦睦艦隊累計共24例。

有關敦睦艦隊官兵確診武漢肺炎，外交部晚間提出 說明指出，衛生福利部疾病管制署及駐帛琉大使館，均 在第一時間與帛琉政府相關機關密切聯繫，並持續通報 相關資訊，以作為帛琉辦理防疫措施的重要參考。

外交部指出，這次敦睦艦隊人員在帛琉行程，均先 經過相關單位審慎評估，力求在敦訪交流及預防疫情兩 者間取得平衡。

外交部說，艦隊官兵先前在帛琉相關行程均按事先 規畫辦理，駐館也均能充分掌握。帛琉政府如果評估進 行篩檢，駐帛琉大使館將全力配合帛琉方面規劃辦理。

外交部表示，將和駐帛琉大使館，與帛琉政府隨時 保持密切聯繫，以掌握本案發展。（編輯：鄭雪文） 1090419

title: 敦睦艦隊染疫 外交部：若帛琉要篩檢將全力配合

countries: 帛琉 台灣

events: 冠狀病毒 武漢肺炎 COVID-19


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武漢肺炎造成觀光旅遊業生意變差，雖然政府提出紓困，但國內的觀光工廠卻不在補助範圍之內，業者希望政府可以重視。現在，也有許多工廠想盡辦法要自救。

戶外廣場擺滿了攤子，有兒童遊戲區，也有爆米香體驗區，這是彰化一家有對外開放參觀的米廠，因為受到疫情影響，很多民眾擔心群聚、不想在室內待太久，所以觀光工廠乾脆把室內活動移到戶外，很多遊客覺得這樣比較安心。

民眾說：「現在室內疫情的關係，所以室內也不太適合人群多，但戶外空氣好又流通，所以這樣是很好的做法。」、「因為小朋友來到這邊也有一些戶外的東西可以玩，那家長在採買參觀的狀況也會很輕鬆。」

觀光廠業者表示，交通部針對觀光產業的補助措施，並沒有包括觀光工廠，因為觀光工廠屬經濟部管轄，目前大家都是咬牙苦撐，不過與其等待政府伸出援手，還是先想辦法自救，所以才會增加戶外活動，希望能減少遊客疑慮。
 襪子觀光工廠總經理蕭德勝表示：「之前疫情的時候大家都往山上爬嘛，現在零確診之後，大家都開始逛這個觀光工廠逛賣場方面。」米廠營運主任黃品嘉說：「公司也考量到這麼多同事、這麼多員工的生計，所以我們也轉換了另外一種的營業的模式，就是我們把室內的賣場移到戶外來，能夠讓所有的員工都能夠繼續維持這個生計。」

業者無奈地說，就是因為傳統產業不好做，才轉型觀光工廠，沒想到又遇到疫情，目前國內已經有50多家觀光工廠休館，其他還在營業的都是苦撐，除了業者自救，也希望政府能幫忙撐過這次的疫情。

taiwan-subdivisions: 彰化 山上

title: 政府補助未納入觀光工廠 業者轉型自救


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（中央社記者游凱翔台北19日電）海軍磐石軍艦除油彈 補給功能外，更具負壓隔離病房、手術室等野戰醫療能 量，如今傳24名艦上人員確診武漢肺炎，引起關注。

據了解，為確定是否為第二波確診，除檢驗有無抗 體外，也將針對艦上官兵三度篩檢。

中央流行疫情指揮中心宣布，台灣今天新增22例武 漢肺炎（2019冠狀病毒疾病，COVID-19）確診個案，其 中21例是敦睦艦隊成員，敦睦艦隊累計共24例；另1例 為境外移入，目前全台累計420例。

海軍磐石軍艦為海軍最大噸位的軍艦，磐石艦於民 國101年12月在台船高雄總廠動工、102年11月5日下水 、104年開始服役，磐石艦為海上機動整補艦，由海軍 造船發展中心及船舶暨海洋產業研究發展中心共同設計 ，目前駐地左營軍港，隸屬海軍一五一艦隊。

磐石艦的補給裝置設計與武夷號類似，在航行期間 能同時在2側替各1艘船艦進行油料與彈藥物資補給；另 於艦首甲板、船舯各有一對起重機用來裝卸物資，並在 右舷中段增設一座車輛出入口，除一般油彈補給任務外 ，也具備運輸功能；同時也有甲板可供直升機進行起降 。

磐石艦的排水量滿載2萬859噸、最大速率22節、長 196公尺、寬25.5公尺、吃水8.6公尺。

特別的是，磐石艦除了油彈補給任務外，也兼具野 戰醫療能量。艦上設有手術室、診療室、病房、牙科及 負壓隔離病房，並設有血庫、輸血設備、血液分析儀、 超音波、移動式X光機等設備，可執行外科手術。另外 ，負壓隔離病房為獨立空調負壓病房，提供需隔離病患 救治。

知情人士晚間接受中央社訪問時表示，為了釐清確 診官兵是否為第二波感染，目前正採檢700多名官兵體 內有無「抗體」，若出現抗體，便可進一步釐清感染狀 況；此外，為確保已採檢人員是否出現漏洞，將進行三 度採檢。

外界關注，個案396曾提出味覺喪失等病徵，加上 磐石艦上擁有負壓隔離病房，為何未立刻隔離。

軍方人士受訪時認為，你我都非當事人，此個案當 時是如何向醫官表述、醫官診療的結果，並無法立刻評 斷對錯，而敦睦艦隊3月15日離開帛琉後並無接觸任何 船隻，一直到4月9日才靠泊高雄左營港，為確保安全直 到14日才下船，期間已隔離超過20天，加上航行過程中 顛頗可能造成暈船、嘔吐等不舒服症狀，目前沒有人能 確定是何時染疫，因此現階段就是疫調，讓足跡被更多 人掌握。

海軍官校軍事學科部前教官、新江艦前艦長呂禮詩 受訪認為，以他長年擔任海軍、民國87年敦睦的經驗， 會前往敦睦的人員絕大部分都是海軍官校剛畢業的學生 ，往往也是首次上船，因此發生暈船等症狀相當正常。

因此他推測，此個案雖然主述味覺喪失，可能是醫 官認為嘔吐後的味道仍殘留在口中未進一步處置，而呂 禮詩也認為，在軍艦上的醫官並沒有理由需要隱匿疫情 ，因為相較已在醫院擔任醫師的軍官，這些醫官年紀與 官階小、未來仍有前途，「隱匿疫情對於自己的前途沒 有好處」。

呂禮詩也提到，國內對於確診武漢肺炎可能出現「 味覺、嗅覺喪失」的論點是在3月後才出現，由於海軍 艦隊指揮部可透過長距離通信（HF）或衛星傳達最新防 疫知識，可以關注的地方在於，「海軍敦睦艦隊的上級 單位，有無即時將這些病徵特性傳訊給敦睦艦隊提早因 應」。

另外，呂禮詩也說，相信軍方事前已做好防疫準備 ，若唯一沒有做到「超前部署」之處，可能就是敦睦艦 隊抵港、結束隔離前一天，應該要再做一次篩檢。（編 輯：蘇龍麒）1090419

title: 染疫磐石艦擁野戰醫療能量 設有負壓隔離病房

events: 冠狀病毒 武漢肺炎 COVID-19

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 左營

countries: 台灣 帛琉


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（中央社記者黃國芳雲林縣19日電）中央疫情指揮中心 今天公布磐石艦新增21名官兵確診，其中案413為雲林 縣民，衛生局掌握足跡，曾跟隨父母拜訪親友並共進午 餐，已匡列親友8人居家隔離並安排採檢。

中央流行疫情指揮中心今天下午公布敦睦艦隊又增 21人感染武漢肺炎（2019冠狀病毒疾病，COVID-19）， 全都是磐石艦成員，目前群聚已24人染疫，確診個案集 中在磐石艦，其他兩艦都沒有陽性案例。

雲林縣衛生局指出，磐石艦新增21名官兵確診病例 ，其中案413為雲林縣民，縣府已掌握個案足跡，4月15 日下午由父母接回住處，16日跟隨父母拜訪親友並共進 午餐，16日晚上到台北找朋友，當日深夜搭高鐵南下高 雄訪友並借住友人住處，18日收到召回通知即北返林口 ，中途有返家拿衣物。

衛生局表示，已匡列案413的親友8人進行居家隔離 並安排採檢。另台中市案404，曾返回雲林探視親人， 也匡列親人2人進行居家隔離及採檢。（編輯：李亨山 ）1090419

title: 敦睦艦隊1確診設籍雲林 親友8人須隔離採檢

events: COVID-19 冠狀病毒 武漢肺炎

taiwan-subdivisions: 雲林 林口 雲林縣


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Virus Outbreak: Social distancing likely to last 18 months, VP says

Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁), an epidemiologist, said he feels social distancing will become a way of life for at least another 18 months — the time it would take to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.

According to a transcript of an interview Chen gave British newspaper the Daily Telegraph that was posted on the Presidential Office’s Web site yesterday, the vice president said he believes humankind “won’t get rid of this virus totally,” because it is highly contagious, with many mild or asymptomatic cases, and can be transmitted through droplets and contaminated areas.

There is therefore a need to develop rapid diagnostic tests and anti-virals to treat patients, he said, adding that milder cases could be treated by private practitioners and severe ones in medical centers.

People in Taipei on Saturday wear masks in front of a sign reading: “Do your best to fight the epidemic.”
 Photo: Fang pin-chao, Taipei Times

“In one or one-and-a-half years we may have a vaccine. Before that, we need to keep [practicing] social distancing,” he said.

Chen said that as long as people live in a “self-limited way” by cutting their social contact in half, a “semi-normal” lifestyle could still be achieved.

When travel and trade are reopened, Chen said that all nations must share data and make their outbreak status transparent so that international transportation can be coordinated.

Studies on antibodies and blood sample testing would be needed to know the infection status of each country, he added.

As for when will life return to normal, Chen said that it is difficult to predict accurately, as he sees the outbreak in Europe as having reached its peak and on its way down, while it is still worsening in the US.

Nevertheless, “all nations have mobilized and they are doing much better than a month ago,” he said.

Chen also expressed reservations about the theory that the new coronavirus originated from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, a live animal market in Wuhan, China.

“If we look at the first 42 cases published in academic journals, about 10 have no history of going there,” he said. “This is a very important hint that the market might not be the origin of this infection.”

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State-run oil refiner CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) yesterday announced that it would lower gasoline and diesel prices by NT$0.9 and NT$1 per liter respectively from today, after increasing them by NT$0.6 per liter last week.

Based on CPC’s weighted oil price formula — composed of 70 percent Dubai crude and 30 percent Brent crude — its average crude oil costs fell to US$20.38 per barrel last week, a decrease from US$23.77 a week earlier.

After factoring in the appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar, which was up NT$0.071 against the US dollar last week, fuel prices would be cut by 11.57 percent this week, CPC said in a statement.

CPC attributed the reduction to negative sentiment in the crude oil market, with investors believing that the scale of a production cut by major oil producers might not be sufficient to offset a sharp decline in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the adjustments, prices at CPC fuel stations are to drop to NT$17, NT$18.5 and NT$20.5 per liter for 92, 95 and 98-octane unleaded gasoline respectively, while premium diesel is to fall to NT$14 per liter, the company said.

Privately run Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) in a separate statement yesterday announced similar cuts, citing a continuing increase in US commercial crude inventories.

Prices at Formosa’s fuel stations, also effective today, are to drop to NT$17, NT$18.4 and NT$20.5 per liter for 92, 95 and 98-octane unleaded gasoline respectively, while premium diesel is to decrease to NT$13.8 per liter.

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title: CPC announces cuts to prices of gasoline, diesel


title: UN experts call for blacklisting of 14 ships over N Korea

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UN experts have recommended blacklisting 14 vessels for violating sanctions against North Korea in a report that accuses the country of increasing illegal coal exports, imports of petroleum products and continuing with cyberattacks on financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges to gain illicit revenue.

The 267-page report, obtained on Saturday by The Associated Press, also accused North Korea of importing luxury vehicles, watches and liquor and other sanctioned items including robotic machinery, and continuing to illegally access international banking channels “mainly by using third-party intermediaries.”

The UN Security Council has imposed increasingly tough sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including banning most of its exports and severely limiting is imports, to pressure Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

The full report by the panel of experts monitoring the sanctions provides more details to the summary and some excerpts reported by AP in February. It includes photographs of ballistic missile launchers, nuclear sites and vessels recommended for blacklisting.

The panel made 39 recommendations to the council, including on the blacklisting of 14 vessels.

It said one vessel is registered in Sierra Leone and six were previously registered in the West African nation. Two are North Korean, one is Chinese, one Vietnamese, one was formerly registered in Togo, one was formerly registered in St Kitts and Nevis, and the flag of one is unknown.

The panel said the Chinese-flagged Yun Hong 8 — which it recommended for sanctions — made at least 10 calls between February and October last year at the North Korean port of Nampo and delivered refined petroleum.

It was also observed during that period receiving refined petroleum from other foreign-flagged vessels, which an unidentified UN member state said was likely for delivery to the North, the experts said.

China responded to the panel’s inquiry about the vessel by questioning “the serious lack of accuracy of the relevant information,” the report said.

A photo in the report provided by an unnamed UN member state shows multiple coal-laden DPRK-flagged vessels at anchor near Lianyungang, China, which the panel said is being used to conduct ship-to-ship coal transfers.

Despite a UN ban, the panel said North Korea’s coal exports increased last year.

The panel said an unidentified member state reported that a substantial sand-export operation from the DPRK to China has been carried out since May last year with more than 100 shipments worth at least US$22 million.

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YOUNGER PATIENTS:
 A CECC official said that most of the cases were imported by Taiwanese studying in other countries, the majority of whom are in their 20s and 30s

Among the COVID-19 cases in Taiwan, 70.4 percent were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms and about 22 percent had pneumonia, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) advisory specialist panel convener Chang Shan-chwen (張上淳) said.

On Saturday afternoon, Chang gave a briefing on the epidemiological characteristics of the 395 cases confirmed in the nation as of Wednesday last week.

Since COVID-19 was included as a category 5 notifiable communicable disease in mid-January, the criteria for reporting suspected cases for testing have been expanded several times — the most times ever for a notifiable disease, he said.

Central Epidemic Command Center advisory specialist panel convener Chang Shan-chwen analyzes the age group spread of confirmed asymptomatic COVID-19 cases at a news conference in Taipei on Saturday.
 Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Taipei Times

The number of tests conducted per day peaked after the Tomb Sweeping Day long weekend, and more than 10,000 people have been tested since then, but so signs of local community spread have been detected, Chang said.

Of the 395 cases, 210 are female (53 percent) and 185 are male (47 percent), he said.

Their ages range from four to 88, with a median age of 33, Chang said, adding that 133 cases (33.7 percent) are in their 20s, 90 cases (22.8 percent) are in their 30s, and 59 cases (14.9 percent) are 60 or older.

The age distribution of the nation’s confirmed cases differs from many other countries because community spread of COVID-19 has not occurred in Taiwan, Chang said, adding that most of the cases were imported by Taiwanese studying in other countries, and most of them are aged between 20 and 40.

Using the WHO’s severity levels to assess the cases, 278 cases (70.4 percent) were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, 87 (22 percent) had pneumonia, and 30 (7.6 percent) had severe pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome, he said.

Many of those with mild symptoms had a fever and coughing — mostly dry coughing — in the initial stage after infection, and most of them were young, while elderly patients were more likely to have severe symptoms, Chang said.

The reason Taiwan has a higher percentage of patients with mild symptoms than other countries, might be because some countries with overwhelmed healthcare systems could only test patients with severe symptoms and asked people with mild symptoms to rest at home without testing them, he said.

After careful treatment, several cases have significantly improved and have been removed from a ventilator, while 11 cases were as of Saturday still in intensive care and using a ventilator, he said.

The cases removed from isolation between April 1 and Wednesday last week — a total of 116 — had a median of 24 days (ranging from 10 to 83 days) between the onset of symptoms and removal from isolation, and they were hospitalized for 10 to 83 days, or 20 days on average, Chang said.

While Taiwan had not reported domestic cases for six consecutive days, Chang said the nation must remain vigilant, because no one can guarantee that there will not be new imported cases, such as a cluster of cases detected on a navy vessel.

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title: Virus Outbreak: Most of Taiwan’s COVID-19 cases mild


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By Tsai Min-fang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Unusual urine color or tablets in stool can be normal for people taking medication and not a cause for alarm, a pharmacist said.

Drugs come in many forms and vary with pharmaceutical advances, such as sublingual tablets that introduce effects rapidly, coated tablets that ensure medication is released in the intestines and time-released tablets, Changhua Christian Hospital pharmacist Tsai Min-fang (蔡旻芳) wrote in an article published on April 2 in the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper).

Certain time-release tablets use specific coatings so that the medication slowly “seeps” through, giving it a steady and long-term effect, she said.

Ultimately, this coating is ejected from the human body along with excrement, which is why some people might see medication tablets in their waste, she said.

These include medications used to treat prostate hypertrophy, hypertension or cardiovascular diseases, she said.

She also said that medication processed by the human body could change the color of urochrome, the main chemical that affects the color of urine.

Tsai said that ingesting vitamin B often results in bright yellow urine, and urethritis drug phenazopyridine and rheumatoid arthritis medication sulfasalazine can turn urine orange.

Other medication, such as amitriptyline, used to treat depression and anxiety, and cimetidine, to treat digestive issues, could turn urine green, she added.

If a change in urine color is a result of medication, it would not be lasting and would revert to normal once the patient has stopped taking the medicine, she said.

People should not be alarmed when they see a change in the color of their urine and should instead pay attention to how they feel, Tsai said, adding they should also read carefully the directions and warnings provided with the medication.

If concerned, they should contact their doctor or pharmacist to verify that they are not experiencing complications from the medicine, she said.

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title: Medication can affect urine color, pharmacist says


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The Taipei Fine Arts Museum on Friday announced a list of 39 people who are to take part in this year’s Taipei Biennial, scheduled for Nov. 21.

Curated by French sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour and Paris-based independent curator Martin Guinard, the 12th edition of the exhibition aims to “introduce political and diplomatic tactics into the realm of environmental discussions,” the museum said.

Paiwan artist Aruwai Kaumakan, Mexican artist Antonio Vega Macotela and Moroccan artist Hicham Berrada are among those to be featured in the biennial, titled “You and I Don’t Live on the Same Planet,” it said.

They will be joined by artists Chang Yung-ta (張永達), Huang Hai-hsin (黃海欣), June Balthazard, Pierre Pauze and Daniel Steegmann Mangrane, and London-based duo Cooking Sections, among others, it said.

“It seems that the divisions on ecological questions are so great that disagreements are no longer about differences of ‘vision’ or ‘point of view’ about the world, but a question of ‘the material nature’ of the very planet that we are talking about,” the curators said.

“In this context, the curators hope to trigger what Latour calls ‘new diplomatic encounters,’” the museum said.

“The key feature of a diplomatic encounter is that there is no arbiter, referee or judge who would sit above the situation to decide who is right or wrong about an issue,” the curators said. “In the fictional space of the exhibition, we wish to multiply those encounters to mimic what would be needed in the real world.”

At this year’s biennial, which is being imagined as a “planetarium,” each artist would represent a “pull of gravity,” the museum said, adding that Mt Project founder and director Eva Lin (林怡華) is the curator of the biennial’s public program.

One of the highlights of this year’s program is Theater of Negotiations (協商劇場), a collaborative project with experts and students from the Taiwan Science, Technology and Society Association, it said.

Originally to open in October, the Taipei Biennial was pushed back by a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The biennial is now expected to run through March 14 next year.

The Taipei Biennial is the museum’s “most important exhibition,” and a major mechanism for dialogue between Taiwan and the world, it said.

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title: Taipei Fine Arts Museum unveils artists for biennial


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CLEAN ENVIRONMENTS:
 A veterinarian said that even if an animal does not leave the home, they might contract fleas and ticks from their owners’ clothes and shoes

More than 70 percent of pet owners in Taiwan do not give their dogs or cats flea and tick medicine on a monthly basis, which poses high health risks to the pets, a veterinarian said.

Dr Yang’s Animal Hospital veterinarian Yang Ssu-yin (楊斯尹) on Friday said that fleas and ticks can affect pets’ health, and even if the pets do not go outside, owners can pass parasites to them through clothing and shoes.

Fleas are commonly found on carpets, beds and in dark and humid areas, and those found on a pet likely only account for 5 percent of the total flea population in a home, Yang said.

New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi waves to a dog wearing a mask at one of the city’s night markets on March 11.
 Photo: Weng Yu-huang, Taipei Times

In addition to making a pet uncomfortable and itchy, which results in skin scrapes and loss of hair, fleas can cause more serious health problems, such as diarrhea, anemia, loss of appetite and malnutrition, if the pet swallows a flea infested with tapeworm larvae, he said.

Ticks, which grow in similar conditions to fleas, lay 2,500 to 4,000 eggs at a time, he said.

Tick bites can lead to abscesses, anemia and the spread of communicable diseases, some of which can be fatal, he added.

To prevent transmitting parasites to pets, owners should avoid visiting places frequented by mice and stray cats or dogs, and clean the soles of their shoes each time they come home, Yang said.

Keeping a clean home is important, he said, adding that vacuuming is effective in removing fleas and ticks, and owners should also regularly place pets’ blankets and beds under the sun.

Flea and tick medications can be given orally, applied topically or administered through a collar-like product, but proper usage is key to optimal effectiveness, he said.

For example, flea and tick drops are effective and easy to use, but they must be applied regularly, Yang said, adding that due to Taiwan’s climate, it is recommended to apply them once every month.

Pet owners who use topical medications should monitor their pets to ensure they do not accidentally ingest it, he said.

For oral medication, Yang said that in his experience some dogs spit out the medicine and pet owners should ensure that they swallow it.

For people who use a fumigator to repel pests at home, owners should ensure that they and their pets do not stay inside during the process, he said, adding that furniture must be wiped clean afterward to avoid poisoning.

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By Yang Hsin-hui
and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer

To help the slumping flower market amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Taipei City Government, the Agriculture and Food Agency and the Taipei Flower Market have collaborated to produce a standing exhibition.

Taipei Flowers Auction Co on Saturday said that it has invited three teams to establish separate exhibitions at Shilin Official Residence Park, Daan Forest Park and Taipei Expo Park.

The exhibitions, which began on Saturday and are to run through May 27, take the form of “window shopping,” with flowers being placed behind protective glass so that they cannot be affected by the weather or other factors, the company said.

Flowers are displayed behind protective glass at Daan Forest Park in Taipei yesterday.

Photo: Yang Hsin-hui, Taipei Times

The exhibition would rotate through a range of flowers with different themes every week, to simulate the seasonal change of merchandise at department stores, it said.

Mandarin Florist International Co deputy chief executive officer Chang Yi-chung (章譯中) said that the nation’s flower market is looking at a 30 percent decrease in sales due to the pandemic.

“The project will bring people closer to flowers and could perhaps stimulate the market,” he said.

Most of the exhibited flowers are in-season and can easily be obtained at floral shops, Chang said, adding that a fresh bouquet at home would help uplift the spirit.

Along with the National Floral Industry Association Union, the Agriculture and Food Agency would be putting on an exhibition at outdoor scenic spots across the nation.

The exhibition began on Saturday at the Taipei Expo Park. It is to end there on Thursday next week.

It is then to move to the Love Pier (真愛碼頭) in Kaohsiung from Friday next week to May 16, and to Taichung’s Caowu Square (草悟廣場) from June 3 to 18, the agency said.

Agriculture and Food Agency Director-General Hu Jong-i (胡忠一) said that the floral market was worth NT$16.5 billion (US$548 million at the current exchange rate) last year, with exports valued at NT$6.6 billion.

While a majority, or 60 percent, of floral consumption is domestic, the agency is hoping to further stimulate domestic consumption, Hu said.

Collaborations with Pxmart and Funcom Supermarket have seen considerable returns, he said.

The agency is also offering a 50 percent discount on bouquets of pre-selected domestically grown flowers, selling them for NT$150 at branches of the Taiwan Florists’ Transworld Delivery Association, Hu said.

The agency has already sold 10,000 bouquets and aims to sell 20,000 more in the hopes of stimulating the market, he added.

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Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting Co (元大投顧) on Friday downgraded its rating on Makalot Industrial Co Ltd (聚陽) from “buy” to “hold” over concerns that the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic would extend into the third quarter of this year and that orders would decline, as the ready-to-wear apparel maker’s brand customers are highly sensitive to market conditions.

Weighed by the pandemic, which has led to lockdowns across the world, the uncertain order outlook is clouding the company’s gross prospects in the near term, Yuanta said in a note.

Makalot’s top six clients have asked the firm to suspend production and defer most orders for the second quarter due to lockdowns announced this month in the US and Japan, it said.

Order visibility for the third quarter is also low, as customers are likely to increase inventory above a healthy level if lockdowns continue next month and extend into June, it added.

“As such, we revise down earnings per share to NT$7.02 for 2020, down 19 percent year-on-year, and lower our target price to NT$119 to reflect weak fundamentals and a market de-rating,” compared with the previous target price of NT$188, Yuanta said.

Makalot shares rose 0.43 percent to NT$116.5 in Taipei trading, but have fallen 26.03 percent since the beginning of this year.

Makalot counts GAP Inc, Fast Retailing Co’s GU sub-brand, Kohl’s Corp, Target Corp, Walmart Inc and Hanesbrands Inc among its major customers.

The company on Thursday reported that pretax income in the first quarter fell 6.84 percent annually, but grew 17.7 percent quarterly, to NT$584.29 million (US$19.41 million), as the pandemic affected operations in the regional supply chain and reduced its capacity utilization.

Gross margin fell 2 percentage points from a year earlier to 19.8 percent, while revenue declined 8.76 percent annually to NT$6.13 billion, the lowest in five quarters, the company said.

Gross margin might fall further in the coming quarters due to a lower utilization rate, as the company has cut outsourcing orders from 10 percent of total sales to a single-digit percent, lowered daily working hours from 10 to eight and increased weekly days off from one to two amid weakening demand from customers, Yuanta said.

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BOOKSTORE:
 Eslite Spectrum held an online poll to gauge the public’s opinion on which store to choose as its next 24-hour outlet, which produced two favorites

Eslite Spectrum Corp (誠品生活), which runs the Eslite bookstore chain, on Saturday said that it will either choose its branch in Taipei’s Xinyi District (信義) or Nanxi (南西) as its 24-hour outlet following the closure of the Dunnan (敦南) store.

Eslite on April 10 launched an online poll asking people to vote for their preference for the company’s new 24-hour bookstore after the Dunnan store closes when its lease expires at the end of next month.

Among five candidates, the Xinyi store, on Songgao Road, garnered the most support, ahead of the Nanxi store, which is on Nanjing W Road, the company said.

A woman with a sleeping baby in her lap reads a book at the Eslite bookstore chain’s Dunnan branch in Taipei on Nov. 14 last year.
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Those who support the Xinyi store touted its favorable location inside the busy commercial district and its proximity to mass transit systems, while those who favored the Nanxi store said they could grab a cup of coffee while reading.

Sarutahiko Coffee, a popular Japanese brand, has opened a branch inside the Nanxi store.

Eslite, which is expected to announce its decision on Thursday, has said that while the Nanxi store ranks second in the poll, it might be a more viable location to become its 24-hour outlet when all conditions are considered.

FEW IN THE WORLD

The Dunnan store opened in 1989 and started to provide round-the-clock service in 1999, becoming one of the few bookstores in the world to remain open 24 hours.

The building housing the bookstore is to be rebuilt under an urban renewal project launched by Cathay Financial Holding Co (國泰金控).

The store, covering two above-ground floors and three below in the 12-story Dunnan Financial Building on Dunhua S Road, has been a big draw for foreign visitors and has become a nighttime tourist attraction.

The company also said the deadline for the sale of 100,000 books from the store’s stock has been extended to Friday next week.

TAITUNG CLOSURE

Meanwhile, Eslite has said it would close its Taitung store at the end of this month after closing its Anping (安平) outlet in Tainan last month.

The company would have 42 stores in Taiwan once the Dunnan store closes.

Eslite has stores in Taikoo, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, and Suzhou and Shenzhen in China, as well as an outlet in Tokyo, which opened in September last year.

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title: Insufficient sleep might harm children: doctor

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SLEEP-DEPRIVED:
 A psychologist said that the less children sleep, the more likely they are to show signs of depression and anxiety and act impulsively

Studies show that insufficient sleep could cause children psychological harm, a psychologist said, urging parents to monitor how much their children sleep.

The findings were reported in two recent studies, one published by scientific journal Molecular Psychiatry and the other by JAMA Network Open, Kaohsiung Drug Abuser Treatment Center clinical psychologist Ko Chun-ming (柯俊銘) said.

In the Molecular Psychiatry report, University of Warwick researcher Edmund Rolls and his team analyzed the sleeping patterns of 11,000 children aged nine to 11, comparing those who slept less than seven hours per night with those who slept nine to 11 hours per night, Ko said.

“Our findings showed that the behavior problems total score for children with less than seven hours sleep was 53 percent higher on average and the cognitive total score was 7.8 percent lower on average than for children with nine to 11 hours of sleep,” University of Warwick professor Jianfeng Feng said in a news release.

The two studies showed that the less sleep children have, the more likely they were to exhibit symptoms of depression and anxiety, to act impulsively, and to have poor academic performance, Ko said.

Data from nuclear magnetic resonance scans cited in the studies showed that frontal and temporal lobe capacity was reduced in children who had insufficient sleep, he said.

In one long-term study involving 800 children conducted by Norwegian University of Science and Technology researcher Bror Ranum, participants wore bracelets at night for a week to measure their actual sleep time, and participated in follow-up interviews to assess their psychological health, Ko said.

The process was repeated numerous times over the several-year study, he added.

“The results of that study showed a clear correlation between insufficient sleep and problems with emotional and behavioral development in children,” he said.

Children in that study who had insufficient sleep over a long period went on to develop an inability to stay focused that was worse than in children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, he said.

They also showed a high risk of developing depression, anxiety and other emotional problems, he added.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends nine to 12 hours of sleep per night for children, but this is rarely met given children’s involvement in classes, sports and other social activities, and excessive use of mobile devices, Ko said.

Parents should help children develop healthy sleep habits, and prevent them from exercising or using electronic devices within an hour of bedtime, he said.

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title: Ryan Hass On Taiwan: The world will never be the same

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Unlike virtually every country in the world, Taiwan has weathered the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic admirably well. Taiwan’s governance system has stood firm in the face of crisis, gaining international acclaim for the competence and efficiency of its response to the outbreak. And the people of Taiwan have garnered goodwill through their generosity, reflected in their donations of medical equipment to the United States and elsewhere.

Sadly, others have not fared so well. Both the spread and death toll of the virus already have overwhelmed countries across the world. As the global thinker Fareed Zakaria has observed, we likely are “in the early stages of what is going to become a series of cascading crises.” A health crisis will lead to a global economic recession, which will cause national defaults, which will strain countries’ ability to cope with rising demands for social services, and so on. In other words, the pandemic will change the world as we know it.

In recent weeks, many analysts have stepped forward to offer their views on what the world will look like after COVID-19. For some, this moment would provide a referendum on the relative advantages of democratic versus authoritarian systems. Several warned that China might seize America’s moment of domestic turmoil to eclipse the United States on the world stage, while others suggested that the pandemic would be a permanent stain on China’s international reputation that never would be washed away.

If history is any guide, predictions made about the future from the fog of crisis tend to offer little predictive or explanatory value. I would be surprised if this experience ends up becoming much different.

We all should be humble about anticipating the consequences of this crisis. But that doesn’t mean we can afford to ignore considering some of the key questions that this crisis already has begun to expose. Like the cataclysms of great depression and world war in the 1930s and 1940s, this period similarly may end up becoming an era of intellectual ferment, where bold ideas about reform and renewal comingle with immediate requirements for responding to the pandemic.

My grandparents lived through the Great Depression in the United States, an experience that seared into them a habit for frugality. What will be the lasting effects on the generation that comes of age during the era of COVID-19? Will it lead to wariness of spending time around strangers? Will it alter consumption patterns, including in the entertainment, travel, and sports sectors?

At a macroeconomic level, will COVID-19 strengthen countries’ prioritization on national-level industrial mobilization? If so, we may soon begin to see greater emphasis on resilience and self-sufficiency over efficiencies gained through cross-border value chains. Such a shift could have significant consequences for Taiwan’s economy, given its role as a supplier of intermediate goods for complex global value chains.

At a global level, will multilateral institutions stand up to the challenges the world confronts? The early results have not been promising. The United Nations has struggled to mobilize collective action. No safety nets under the global economy have come into view. There is cause for concern that a defanged World Trade Organization will be capable of pushing back against protectionist forces. And there is diminishing hope that the World Health Organization will exercise capacity for creativity in ensuring that timely information is available to the 23 million people in Taiwan. If these institutions prove unworthy of this moment, where will resistance to forces calling for deglobalization emerge from?

At a societal level, will governments that have become significantly more intrusive in individuals’ lives during the crisis retreat back to their self-imposed pre-pandemic levels of surveillance and monitoring? Or will it become the new normal for governments to track individuals’ movements and personal health, all in the name of public safety?

This crisis also will raise fresh questions for Taiwan. It could lead to an intensification of cross-Strait tensions. Chinese authorities might nurture grievances about Taiwan’s early decision to halt shipments of medical supplies and its public references to COVID-19 as the “Wuhan virus.” Taiwan’s leaders also have no shortage of complaints about China’s handling of cross-Strait relations during the crisis, foremost among them Beijing’s prioritization on diplomatic point-scoring at the World Health Organization over considerations for individuals’ health and safety in Taiwan.

And in the United States, anger is building up around China’s negligent initial response to the outbreak of the virus. Some of this anger already has begun to be expressed through calls for the United States to show more visible support for Taiwan, including as a means of imposing costs on China.

In other words, this crisis has exposed a range of fresh challenges and questions about the future, the answers of which presently are unknowable. But our inability to answer them must not impede our thinking on the types of outcomes that would be preferable, and steps that could be taken now to realize them later. We are standing at a hinge point in history. The decisions made now and in the coming months will have lasting consequences well into the future.

Ryan Hass is Fellow and Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he holds a joint appointment to the John L. Thornton China Center and the Center for East Asia Policy Studies.

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Virus Outbreak: Ministry of Defense to investigate virus cluster

‘SPARE NO EFFORT’:
 Tsai Ing-wen said the military should have been more cautious, but must learn from the outbreak in the navy’s ‘Friendship Flotilla’

The Ministry of National Defense yesterday said that it would form a special committee to investigate a cluster of COVID-19 cases among navy personnel who returned from a goodwill mission in the Pacific.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Saturday reported three new COVID-19 cases, who were all naval cadets on board three vessels making up a “Friendship Flotilla.”

The CECC yesterday reported 22 new COVID-19 cases, 21 of which involved people who traveled on the flotilla and disembarked at Zuoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung on Wednesday.

A security guard takes the temperature of a person at the entrance to the National Defense University’s Fu Hsing Kang College in Taipei yesterday.
 Photo: Chieh Jung-fong, Taipei Times

The flotilla visited Palau from March 12 to 15 and returned to the Port of Kaohsiung on April 9.

As cadets from the military’s political warfare academy — the National Defense University’s Fu Hsing Kang College in Taipei — were traveling with the fleet, the school would be thoroughly disinfected and classes would be suspended for two weeks, a military official, who declined to be named, said yesterday.

Kaohsiung’s Department of Health and Environmental Protection Bureau said that they have disinfected areas close to the naval base, especially bus stops and train stations.

Meanwhile, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) issued a three-point statement in response to the incident, Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said.

First, disease prevention is a battle, and the military — which shoulders the responsibility of protecting the nation and its people — should have exercised the highest caution, Tsai said in the statement.

Besides being held accountable and apologizing to society, the military must learn from the experience and reflect deeply on disease-prevention management, she said.

Second, the military should cooperate fully with the CECC, while the ministry’s committee should leave no stone unturned in the investigation, which concerns the nation’s control of the pandemic, as well as society’s trust in the military, she added.

Third, all military personnel involved must adhere strictly to the CECC’s directives, such as quarantine and health management, she said, calling on the military and the healthcare system to spare no effort in taking care of those infected.

Separately, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) said the infections are a national security problem.

Given the lessons of similar outbreaks in the US and French navies and on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, the Ministry of National Defense’s attitude was “too relaxed,” he said.

The military should have known from these incidents that an outbreak on a ship was possible and the potential impact, he said.

The military’s image would be severely damaged if poor management leads to a community outbreak, he said, adding that the navy should clarify whether it intentionally concealed the cases.

Additional reporting by Aaron Tu, Lin Liang-sheng and Fang Chih-hsien

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Health ministers from the G20 economies yesterday began a virtual meeting to work on a joint response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabian state television reported.

The ministers were to be joined by leaders from Spain, Singapore, Jordan and Switzerland as well as international and regional organizations, including the WHO and the World Bank, a separate G20 statement said.

Saudi Arabia holds the G20 presidency.

Staff members from La Paz Hospital in Mardrid clap yesterday after taking a minute of silence to remember the hospital’s chief of surgery, who died of COVID-19.
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Earlier in the day, the kingdom’s highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, urged Muslims worldwide to pray at home during Ramadan if their nations require social distancing to curb the spread of the disease, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins later this week.

During the month, believers usually break their fast with families and friends and perform an evening prayer, known as Taraweeh, in large gatherings at mosques.

“Muslims shall avoid gatherings, because they are the main cause of the spread of infection ... and shall remember that preserving the lives of people is a great act that brings them closer to God,” the council said in a statement.

The kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh on Friday expressed the same sentiment, saying that prayers during Ramadan and for the subsequent Eid al-Fitr feast should be performed at home if the outbreak continues.

Saudi Arabia has reported 8,274 cases of COVID-19 and 92 deaths so far, the highest among the six Gulf Arab states, where the total has reached 24,374 with 156 deaths.

Meanwhile, COVID-19 deaths in the Netherlands have risen by 83, health authorities said yesterday, the smallest reported daily increase since March 26.

The total number of deaths among people known to have been infected with the coronavirus increased to 3,684, while the number of confirmed infections rose by 1,066 to 32,655.

Spain’s death toll rose by 410, down from an increase of 565 on Saturday, the Spanish Ministry of Health said, the lowest daily increase in about a month in one of the world’s hardest-hit countries.

Britain’s hospital death toll from COVID-19 rose by 596 to 16,060 on Saturday, the smallest increase in nearly two weeks, the UK Department of Health and Social Care said yesterday. The daily increase was the lowest since March 22.

The total number of deaths reached 20,453, the department said.

Data published on Sundays has tended to show smaller increases in the number of fatalities. April 6 marked the last time the department reported a smaller increase in the daily death toll.

However, a delivery of protective equipment for British health workers that was due yesterday from Turkey has been delayed, a British government official said, as medics on the front line of the pandemic increasingly report shortages of gear.

Ministers had on Saturday highlighted an 84-tonne consignment that was due to arrive from Turkey containing personal protective equipment, including 400,000 protective gowns.

A British Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson yesterday cited “clearance and paperwork” for the delay.

“It’s not quite ready yet,” the official said, adding that they were “working to get this delivered as soon as possible.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that authorities had the outbreak under full control and that everything would work out with God’s help, even as the nation registered a record daily rise in cases.

Russia reported 6,060 new cases in the previous 24 hours, bringing its nationwide tally to 42,853, with an official death toll of 361.

The US still has the highest caseload of any nation, with more than 735,280 confirmed infections, and by Sunday had lost 39,000 people, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed.

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Virus Outbreak: Australia wants inquiry into COVID-19 outbreak

Australia yesterday added to growing pressure on China over its handling of COVID-19, questioning its transparency and demanding an international investigation into the origins of the virus and how it spread.

The virus is believed to have emerged in a market selling wildlife in Wuhan, China, late last year. It has spread around the world infecting more than 2.33 million people and killing nearly 161,000 of them, according Johns Hopkins University’s tally yesterday.

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said her concern about China’s transparency was at a “a very high point.”

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne speaks at a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra on April 9.
 Photo: EPA-EFE

“The issues around the coronavirus are issues for independent review, and I think that it is important that we do that,” Payne told Australian Broadcasting Corp television.

“In fact, Australia will absolutely insist on that,” she said.

Australia has managed to get its epidemic under control before it strained its public health system, reporting 53 new cases yesterday. They took its total to 6,586, according to Australian Department of Health data.

There have been 71 deaths in Australia. The rate of increase in new cases has been below 1 percent for seven consecutive days — much lower than in many other countries.

Payne’s call for an enquiry into the outbreak comes at a time of tense ties between her country and its most important trading partner.

Relations have deteriorated amid Australian accusations of Chinese meddling in domestic affairs and concern about what Australia sees as China’s growing, and undue, influence in the Pacific region.

“My trust in China is predicated in the long-term,” Payne said. “My concern is around transparency and ensuring that we are able to engage openly.”

China dismisses such criticism saying it has been open about the outbreak and in warning the world about it.

Australian Minister of Health Greg Hunt criticized the WHO, saying some of its response to the coronavirus was not helpful.

“What we saw from some officials in Geneva, we think was a response which didn’t help the world,” Hunt told a briefing. “We have done well, because we made our own decisions as a country.”

Australia went against the advice of the WHO on Feb. 1 and banned people arriving from China. It later closed its borders and imposed strict curbs on public movements.

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Even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the world, it has developed its own geopolitics, with all sorts of conspiracy theories circulating.

China, where the virus struck in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, took its time to acknowledge its reality.

Indeed when a young Chinese doctor at a Wuhan hospital raised the alert about a new virus circulating, the local authorities forced him to deny it and put him in home detention of sorts. The tragedy of it all is that the doctor himself contracted the virus while working at his hospital and he became a martyr of sorts, paying with his life.

The virus spread fast and the authorities realized the gravity of the situation, and locked down the city, and then extended restrictions to the entire Hubei Province, and between regions. China managed to bring the situation under control after more than 3,000 fatalities and more than 80,000 people infected.

However, the outbreak in China is by no means over. New cases of coronavirus are emerging all the time in China, mainly from those returning from abroad and from asymptomatic patients. However, the situation is not as dire as before.

Even as COVID-19 was raging in China, the Internet was swarming with conspiracy theories. One was that it was a population control scheme, as humans have become too numerous. It was not clear who was actually behind this “population control.” That is the “beauty” of conspiracy theories — they just seem to float on their own. Another one traced the virus to a Chinese biosecurity laboratory, not far from Wuhan, as part of some bioweapon under development. Yet another conspiracy theory, although debunked by the British authorities, attributed it to China’s 5G rollout in the UK.

As far as people know, the virus jumped from wild animals to humans, likely late last year, in the popular Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market of Wuhan.

Chinese sources allege that the virus was brought to Wuhan by the US military. It is not clear how this was done.

However, in the world of conspiracy theorists, one outlandish theory is as good as another.

In the world of US President Donald Trump, when he finally realized the enormity of COVID-19, with the US becoming a major pandemic epicenter, overtaking China, it simply became the “Chinese virus.” When pointed out its racist connotation, he simply said that it came from China, stating it as a simple fact.

In the meantime, having managed the crisis, China is feeling confident enough to use it as a tool for soft power diplomacy. It has sent masks, protective gear and other equipment to seriously affected countries such as Italy.

Its significance should not be lost, because it is the US and Western countries, with huge resources, that used to help in times of epidemics in poorer countries.

With the US now seemingly in a huge health crisis and needing help from others, China would appear to have overtaken the US, at least with regard to the coronavirus crisis.

It is reportedly delivering medical equipment, such as masks, protective equipment and coronavirus test kits, to many countries, although some of the test kits have been found to be defective.

However, no matter how much China might want the world to forget that the coronavirus started there, it might not be that easy, because, elements in the West would not let it be forgotten. It will be another exercise in power politics with the US and its allies putting China on the spot.

At the same time, on the Chinese side, the US would continue to be blamed for starting the pandemic in the first place. And the partisans on both sides would keep pushing their respective narratives.

For instance, conservative London think tank the Henry Jackson Society believes that China should be sued under international law for at least ￡3.2 trillion (US$4 trillion) for initially trying to cover up the pandemic, causing so many deaths and damaging the economies of the affected countries.

China is projecting its relative success in containing the virus as an example of the effectiveness of its system to deal with emergencies and following it up with an efficient delivery of medical equipment to affected countries.

The respective narratives on both sides would continue to be pursued with vigor, thus preventing cooperative action to deal with the tremendous problems in the health sector and economies, which might sink into recession, and even depression.

Sushil Seth is a commentator based in Australia.

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title: Virus Outbreak: Twenty-two new infections confirmed

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NAVAL CLUSTER:
 The CECC is not going to classify the cases from the ‘Panshih’ as imported or domestic until it completes its investigations into the ship’s outbreak

Twenty-two new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, with 21 coming from the navy supply ship Panshih (磐石) and one imported case, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.

The navy cases are 19 men and two women, with ages ranging from their 20s to 40s, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said at the center’s news conference in Taipei.

The imported case is a man in his 20s who studies in the US and who developed symptoms on April 10. He returned to Taiwan on Friday, where he reported his condition to an airport quarantine officer and was tested.

Soldiers from the military’s chemical units disinfect the Panshih supply ship at Zuoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung yesterday.
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The Panshih, the frigate Kang Ding (康定) and guided-missile frigate Yueh Fei (岳飛) made a “Friendship Flotilla” visit to Palau from March 12 to 15 and returned to Kaohsiung on April 9.

All personnel aboard the three ships remained on board the vessels after they docked for six days to comply with CECC quarantine requirements and did not disembarked until Wednesday.

The CECC on Saturday reported three confirmed COVID-19 cases, all men in their 20s who had interned on the Panshih and sought treatment after disembarking.


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Virus Outbreak: Police hunting for Chinese man who broke quarantine

Police in Tainan are looking for a Chinese businessman who has not paid fines totaling NT$700,000 for breaching COVID-19 quarantine regulations.

The man, surnamed Pan (潘), arrived from China on March 20 and was told to quarantine himself for 14 days. He stayed with relatives in Tainan’s Rende District (仁德).

Tainan health authorities said that they received tip-offs from residents who said they spotted Pan going out to shop and eat.

An investigation found that Pan had been out on seven different days.

He was fined a total of NT$700,000 for breaching quarantine seven times, the authorities said.

All people quarantined at home or at designated accommodation are issued a mobile phone that tracks their location, to make sure they remain indoors for the 14-day period.

However, “this Chinese businessman flouted the law, and left the phone at home before he went out,” a Tainan official said. “Asked about where he had been, the man lied, saying he had been indoors.”

“We gave him a daily phone call, but he deceived us by telling us he was at home all day, but then went outside right after finishing the call,” the official said. “One time, we caught him shopping outside, but he and his relatives showed little concern ... saying that he would make amends next time.”

Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) yesterday said that health authorities sent out the fine payment notice, which was received at the residence on Friday. It was only then that they found he had gone missing.

It is believed that Pan left for China on April 7, but officials are still trying to verify whether he did, Huang said.

“This Chinese businessman was in Taiwan, but he did not have the sense to obey the law,” he said. “The fine has to be paid first, if he wants to enter Taiwan again.”

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title: Taiwan News Quick Take

taiwan-subdivisions: 公館 烈嶼

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WEATHER

Temperatures to drop

The weather is expected to become cooler, with sporadic rain in some areas tomorrow and on Wednesday due to a stronger northeasterly monsoon and the arrival of a frontal system, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday. Showers are forecast in the nation’s north and east tomorrow and on Wednesday, while the weather in central Taiwan would change from mostly cloudy to sporadically rainy, the bureau said. Temperatures reached 30°C to 32°C in western Taiwan yesterday, and 27°C to 29°C in the east, the bureau said. Wu Te-jung (吳德榮), a professor at National Central University’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences, said that as the frontal system moves south toward the nation, clouds would build up over the north of Taiwan, bringing the temperatures there down today, he said. The front is expected to reach Taiwan tomorrow, and it would send the mercury to as low as 15°C to 16°C on Friday, and would also bring rain, the meteorologist said.

HEALTH

Swine fever carcass found

Tests on a pig carcass found in Kinmen County’s Lieyu Township (烈嶼) came back positive for African swine fever, the Central Emergency Operation Center for African swine fever said on Saturday. The last time a dead hog was found washed ashore in the township was on Feb. 3, and it also was found to have the disease, the center said. Lieyu is on an island separate from Kinmen’s main island and is less than 5km away from Xiamen, China. To ensure that the disease had not spread to the seven active hog farms in Lieyu, quarantine personnel were dispatched to collect tissue samples for African swine fever testing, the center said. All tests came back negative. To date, 12 pig carcasses that washed ashore in Kinmen have tested positive for swine fever.

ASTRONOMY

Meteor shower to peak

Stargazers in Taiwan are to have a good chance to view the Lyrid meteor shower when it peaks on Wednesday, the Taipei Astronomical Museum said. Observation conditions should be fair after 10:30pm tomorrow and before dawn on Friday, the museum said. Astronomy buffs can expect to see 23 shooting stars per hour during the peak, compared with an average of 18, thanks to less light interference from a crescent moon, the museum said. The Lyrid meteor shower is also known for producing bolides — extremely bright shooting stars that are brighter than Venus, it said. The museum said that it would broadcast the event live on its Web site. The meteor shower would be visible to the naked eye if the weather is good, it added.

SOCIETY

Restaurant offers hope

A Taipei restaurant that offers work opportunities to Hong Kongers seeking political asylum in Taiwan opened for business yesterday. The restaurant in the Gongguan (公館) area is called “Aegis” in English. Its Chinese name (保護傘) refers to the umbrellas that have been adopted as symbols of political resistance in Hong Kong. In a Facebook post on Thursday, it thanked its supporters “for never giving up or deserting us, and always staying true with your support and help.” The project is being led by Daniel Wong (黃國桐), a Hong Kong lawyer and politician who provided volunteer legal services to protesters arrested during the Hong Kong protests last year. Wong, a Kowloon City district councilor and member of the Hong Kong Election Committee, said at a recent forum that Hong Kongers are not asking for help from Taiwan’s government, but hope the country can provide refuge for those who need it.

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title: Hakka ceremony in Miaoli starts tung blossom festival

taiwan-subdivisions: 銅鑼 大湖

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Hakka Affairs Council Minister Lee Yung-de (李永得) on Friday performed a traditional worship ceremony to mark the beginning of the annual Hakka Tung Blossom Festival.

Although several of the festival’s large-scale activities have been canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tung trees in Hakka villages have still blossomed beautifully, he said at the ceremony, in Miaoli County’s Tongluo Township (銅鑼).

There are more than 70 tung flower paths in Taiwan, in places such as Taoyuan, Taichung, and Hsinchu and Miaoli counties, he said, inviting people to walk the trails and experience the scenery and nature, while reminding them to avoid crowds and keep a distance of more than 1m from others.

A woman on Friday walks through an installation by artist Yu Wen-fu consisting of 100,000 pink bamboo sticks representing tung blossoms that have fallen to the ground at the Taiwan Hakka Museum in Miaoli County’s Tongluo Township.
 Photo copied by Peng Chien-lee, Taipei Times

Following the worship ceremony, Lee visited the Taiwan Hakka Museum, where the council has organized a public art installation on display until May 24.

The installation, titled “Snow in Summer” (夏雪), was created by artist Yu Wen-fu (游文富), the council said.

Yu used 100,000 pink and white-colored bamboo sticks to “interpret the impressive scene” of tung flowers falling to the ground, it said.

“His work is the most graceful presentation of Hakka culture, land and vigor of life,” it added.

Lee also visited the former residence of the late Hakka composer Tu Min-heng (涂敏恆) in Miaoli’s Dahu Township (大湖).

Lee hopes that local representatives work with Tu’s family to turn the residence into a memorial museum for the composer, the council said.

Although the council has canceled festival-related gatherings amid the pandemic, it has compiled a list of places to view tung flowers at its Web site, http://tung.hakka.gov.tw, where people can search for flower-spotting sites, methods of transportation and see the weather forecast, it said.

Due to the pandemic, a musical organized by the council that had been scheduled to run at the Taiwan Hakka Museum from Saturday to Sunday has been delayed, it said.

A marathon originally scheduled to be held in Hsinchu County on Sunday as part of the festival was also postponed, the festival’s Web site showed.

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DATA GATHERING:
 Chinese spouses of Taiwanese have reported that their families in China are coming under pressure to get them to complete Beijing’s census forms

The government must step up its efforts to prevent individuals or groups from participating in China’s schemes to infiltrate the nation, as Beijing is using all its means to gain the personal data of Taiwanese, Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) said in Taichung on Saturday.

Chen’s call came after Chinese spouses of Taiwanese who have become nationalized Republic of China citizens said that they have been told by family members back home that they must provide information about themselves and their Taiwanese family members for China’s seventh national census, which is being conducted this year.

Some of the spouses said Chinese police last month visited their parents and demanded — or even threatened — saying that the parents had to cooperate with the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) effort to collect personal information on children in Taiwan, and some were told to send the census form directly to them, Chen said.

The form asks for national identification numbers and passport numbers; addresses; party affiliation; time of party membership; religion; and the addresses and telephone numbers of their employers, he said.

The Chinese spouses fear that providing such information for the Chinese census could cause them legal problems in this country, while noncooperation could endanger their Chinese relatives, he said.

The government must boost its steps to prevent the CCP’s infiltration attempts, he added

Taiwan Think Tank consultant Lai I-chung (賴怡忠) said the CCP could be seeking the information for a database to analyze interpersonal networks among Taiwanese, improving the success rate of controlling targets that “yield high value” — via threatening or incentivizing approaches, or both — and having them work toward its political agenda.

For example, if the CCP could obtain data on the social connections of a high-ranking government official and the information showed that a friend was in frequent contact with people in China, the friend could be used as a medium to influence the official, Lai said.

“Personal information is not just about individual privacy, as it pertains to higher-level issues, such as social and national security. Personal information is an asset that is valuable to a nation,” he said.

When democracies, such as Taiwan, conduct censuses, they never seek to include information on people who live in and have been naturalized in other countries, as such as a move would raise suspicions about the collection of such information, Lai said.

The government should warn its allies of China’s ill intentions, as it is likely seeking the same kind of data from Chinese who live in other nations, he said.

The Mainland Affairs Council urged Chinese spouses not to become political pawns for China.

Individuals or groups found guilty of helping the Chinese government in illegally obtaining the personal information of Taiwanese can be sentenced to a prison term of up to five years and fined a maximum of NT$1 million (US$33,220) under the Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法).

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title: Lawmaker warns over China’s census effort


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Apple Inc’s second-generation iPhone SE is to go on sale in Taiwan and 40 other countries and regions on Friday, the US company announced last week.

From Friday last week, the iPhone SE was available for online preordering at a starting price of NT$14,500 (US$481.70) via the App Store and Apple’s official Taiwan Web site.

The iPhone SE features a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and the same A13 Bionic processor as Apple’s flagship iPhone 11 models, which were launched in September last year.

Second-generation iPhone SEs are pictured in an undated photograph from Apple.
 Photo: AP

It comes with internal storage of 64 gigabytes (GB), 128GB or 256GB and in three different colors — black, white and red.

The phone has a single 12-megapixel rear camera, which is identical to the ones on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro.

The camera has an f/1.8 aperture, autofocus, optical image stabilization and a quad-LED True Tone flash, according to specifications on the Apple Web site.

Taiwan is among the first wave of countries and regions, including the US, the UK, Canada, France and Germany, in which the new iPhone SE is to be released on Friday.

Separately, Japanese mobile carriers NTT Docomo Inc and Softbank Corp said they would delay their launches of the iPhone SE model until May 11 instead of Monday next week as scheduled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japan’s government last week expanded the area covered by its state of emergency declaration to the whole nation and is calling on people to cut contact with others by 80 percent to help control the outbreak.

The state of emergency is scheduled to remain in force until May 6.

Additional reporting by Bloomberg

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title: New iPhone model due on Taiwan shelves this week