本集學習內容: Taiwan discusses travel bubble with Japan CECC head says 'active bilateral discussions' underway The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head said Taiwan and Japan are discussing relaxing border restrictions between the two countries as COVID cases subside. Philip Lo (羅一鈞), deputy head of the CECC’s medical response division, recently suggested the decrease could be due to better vaccine coverage and greater compliance with epidemic prevention measures. Infectious disease physician Lin Shi-pi (林氏璧) posted on Facebook on Nov. 1 that if the outbreak in Japan is brought under control, a "Taiwan-Japan tourism bubble" is conceivable. Lin wrote that the last time Tokyo reported single-digit cases was May 31, 2020. The daily average went up, but over the past seven days it has started to trend lower, with an average of 23.4 cases per day. On Nov. 1 Osaka only reported seven cases, the first time the city had reported single-digit infections since July 2020. As a whole, Japan reported 86 cases on Nov. 1, the first time the country had reported under triple-digit cases since June 27, 2020. Lin wrote that if numbers continue to drop at this rate, a "Palau-style" tourism bubble between Japan and Taiwan is possible. Lin suggested that such a bubble should begin with Okinawa or more rural areas such as Shikoku, the Hokuriku region, or the Tohoku region. He then conceded, "I know I'm dreaming; people can always have dreams, right?" At a press conference on Friday (Nov. 5), a reporter asked whether, given the slowing outbreak in Japan, a travel bubble could be created between Japan and Taiwan. Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) responded by saying the outbreak in Japan seems to be "slowly disappearing, which is a good phenomenon." Chen added that "both parties are also actively discussing bilateral matters through the representative offices." 資料來源: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4336244 ------------------------------------------ MixerBox 英文學習方案介紹:https://youtu.be/YSsGDEDqL8g 贊助方案頁面:https://bit.ly/3lPNYdP ------------------------------------------ 喜歡我的節目嗎?透過Firstory請我喝杯飲料:https://open.firstory.me/join/englishcoffeeshop 歡迎留言分享和評分 <3 喜歡與你們分享所帶來的喜悅! --Joyce Powered by Firstory Hosting
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