15-year-old student suddenly collapses and dies during PE class

screenshot from news report of girl's sudden death

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 3 Comments COVID-19, Taoyuan City, vaccine

A 15-year-old female student in Taoyuan City died, October 15, after collapsing during a PE class. Liberty Times and United Daily News reported October 18, that a 15-year-old special education student had felt unwell after jogging and walking during a physical education class Friday morning. At 9:10 am, the girl sat down in a stairwell to rest. After around 30 minutes, the girl was found collapsed and without vital signs. The school nurse was immediately notified, and performed CPR, including

Society

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments COVID-19, Nantou County

The pastor of a church in Nantou County lost his temper and physically attacked a waiter at a restaurant who insisted his party separate into two socially-distanced groups to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID doomsday virus. Pastor Lu, the minister of a church in Puli Township went to a local steak restaurant with four friends for lunch on October 12. The 18-year-old waiter, named Ho, insisted Lu’s party of five comply with the restaurant’s COVID-19 prevention regulations, and

composite image of car wrong way driving and wreck of vehicle

Traffic Accidents

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, national highway, Tainan City

A man drove seven kilometers in the opposite direction to traffic on National Highway One in Tainan City, yesterday, causing chaos, and crashes involving four vehicles, leaving one dead, and one injured. According to the police investigation, the driver of an SUV, named Ho, entered the northbound lanes of the freeway at the 281 kilometer mark north of the Xinying Interchange at 4:16 pm, and proceeded to drive southbound in the fast lane. Cars were forced to dodge the errant

Regional

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment history, Japan, world war two

newly formed island at Fukuoka Field Ogasawara Islands, Japan

Violent Crimes

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment homicide, shooting, Yilan County

One man died and another was injured after an execution-style shooting in Yilan County in the early hours of the morning today, October 19, and it is the 5th shooting case in the county in a little over two months. According to the investigation so far, at around 2:00 am this morning, a 23-year-old man, named Liu, followed a car driven by a 22-year-old man, named Luo, with whom Liu had a dispute over a debt. At the intersection of

central Epidemic Command Center daily press briefing

Health and Safety

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Welfare, vaccine

A male college student who reported symptoms of arrhythmia and heart palpitations following vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot was told by the Health Department that he would have to wait six months for a conclusion. The man, whose name and age was not given at today’s daily press briefing by the Center for Disease Control’s Central Epidemic Command Center, had no prior medical history, but suffered heart-related symptoms three days after receiving the vaccine. Family members complained to the Ministry

Puyuma Express train derailed in Yilan County, Taiwan, October 21, 2018

Disaster

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment train accident, train derailed, Yilan County

The driver of a train that derailed in Yilan County, Taiwan, in October 2018, was sentenced to a four-year, six-month prison term after being found guilty of professional negligence causing death, by the Yilan District Court today, Monday, October 18. The court found that Yu Chen-chung (尤振仲) was responsible for the inspection and passing of the Automatic Train Protection System (ATP), which Yu admitted he had turned off before the accident. The ATP was designed to automatically slow the train

Regional Weather

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment China, cold weather, Japan

In Taiwan, October 17, northeasterly monsoonal winds brought an early cooling respite from the hellish heat of a long, hot summer, but parts of China saw sub-zero temperatures arrive the earliest in more than half a century, and snow fell in Japan a half-month earlier than last year. In Hokkaido, Japan, the cities of Wakkanai and Asahikawa saw the first snow, Sunday, 17 days earlier than last year, the Sapporo District Meteorological Observatory announced. All-Nippon News Network reported that under

Fortune ship aground at Jibei Island, Penghu County, Taiwan

Marine and Fisheries

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment marine search and rescue, Penghu Islands, ship aground, Taiwan Strait

The 14-man crew of a Panamanian-registered cargo ship was airlifted to safety after the vessel ran aground in Penghu County following a mechanical failure, Sunday, October 17. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration Magong Signal Station received a distress call from the crew of the Xinyan Fortune at 9:25 am, reporting that the ship had lost power and was adrift around 7 nautical miles northeast of Jibei Island. The coast guard dispatched three patrol boats and a fixed winged aircraft to the

Disaster

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment flash-flood, New Taipei City, search and rescue

Search and rescue operations are continuing Sunday morning after a group of adults and students attending a nature camp were swept away by a flash flood in Shuangxi District, New Taipei City, Saturday afternoon. New Taipei City Fire Department received reports that a group of students and teachers had been swept away by a sudden surge of water in a stream on the Hubao Pond Trail at 4:38 pm. A group of 31 people taking part in a nature camp

motorcyclist treated by paramedics after being hit by falling rocks

Traffic Accidents

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment central cross island highway, Hualien County, rockfall, Taroko National Park

Two motorcyclists were hit by falling rocks, leaving one injured, on the Central Cross-Island Highway in Taroko National Park this morning, Saturday, October 16. A 46-year-old man, named Liu, and his 44-year-old friend, named Huang, were traveling from Kaohsiung to Hualien City on heavy motorcycles when they were hit by falling rocks, some as large as one meter in diameter, at Cimu Bridge in Taroko Gorge at around 10:30 am. Liu was hit by one of the larger rocks, causing

15-year-old student suddenly collapses and dies during PE class

Pastor grapples with waiter over COVID dining rules

Man drives wrong way in freeway fast-lane: 1 dead, 1 injured

Volcanic activity, seismic shifts: WWII ships from Battle of Iwo Jima raised from watery graves

Execution style killing the 5th shooting case in Yilan in recent months

Student who developed heart-related symptoms after COVID vaccination told to wait six months for a conclusion

Train driver sentenced over derailment that took 18 lives, injured more than 200

Cold weather comes early to East Asia as energy crisis looms in China

Crew abandons ship after Panamanian freighter runs aground in Penghu Islands

2 adults, 4 children missing after flash flood in New Taipei City

One injured after rockfall hits two motorcyclists on Central Cross-Island Highway