JABBED AND READY: As the European Commission recognizes Taiwan’s digital certificate as equivalent to the EU’s, it can be used in 60 countries, the CECC saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) Taiwan nationals and legal residents will be able to obtain a digital COVID-19 certificate issued by the government from 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Monday.
More than 30,000 foreigners who have overstayed their visas have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said yesterday.
That represents almost 40 percent of those who have remained in Taiwan after their visas or visa exemptions expired amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said in a news release.
As of October, there were about 83,700 foreigners whose legal documents had expired, including Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) holders and visitors with tourist visas, as well as undocumented migrant workers, it said
The number of people with expired documents who seek to get vaccinated continues to increase, the agency said.
On Dec. 3,
The Ministry of Labor (MOL, 勞動部) issued a statement on Monday explaining that the allowing of migrant workers into Taiwan to work on the Datan Power Plant amid border closure was based on the country's urgent needs, public welfare, and necessity.