Taipei, April 29 (CNA) The Federation of Taiwan Pharmacists Associations warned Friday that fewer COVID-19 rapid test kits will be available over the weekend and was critical of the government for lowering deliveries when demand is expected to be at its highest.
About 60,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits were sold within two hours across Taiwan as the government launched its rationing scheme yesterday.
As of 9am, 59,214 test kits had been sold at 2,323 stores and health centers, National Health Insurance (NHI) Administration Lee Po- chang (李伯璋) said.
Excessive usage caused the NHI system to crash for about 15 minutes at 8:30am, Lee said.
Purchase requires an NHI card or Alien Resident Certificate to be presented on days that are coordinated with the card’s number. The plan fixes the price at NT$500, with each kit containing five rapid tests.
The kits are available at NHI-contracted pharmacies
By Lee Hsing-fang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwanese independence advocate and senior presidential adviser Koo Kwang-ming （辜寬敏） yesterday expressed his sympathy for Ukraine after local media reports revealed that he had donated US$1 million to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs humanitarian aid account to help Ukrainian refugees.
Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Ukrainian nationals can apply for a special visa to travel to Taiwan if they have relatives in the country who are either Taiwan nationals or alien residency holding Ukrainian nationals, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Friday.