Taiwan firm donates COVID-19 rapid tests to country s allies
12/24/2020 10:30 PM
Photo courtesy of MOFA
Taipei, Dec. 24 (CNA) TaiDoc Technology, a Taiwanese manufacturer of health monitoring systems and devices, on Wednesday donated 300,000 rapid screening tests for COVID-19 to Taiwan s diplomatic allies.
At a ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the tests were accepted by Ambassador Jasmine Huggins of St. Christopher and Nevis, dean of the diplomatic corps in Taiwan, on behalf of the allies.
The 300,000 rapid screening tests donated by TaiDoc Technology will be shared among all of Taiwan s diplomatic allies, excluding the Holy See. The tests will also be given to Somaliland, a self-declared East African state that formally opened its representative office in Taiwan in September.