Taipei, April 22 (CNA) A union of delivery workers has voiced objections against a measure by Taiwan's government that they deliver meals directly to the doorstep of people under COVID-19 home quarantine, and instead called for a "national delivery team" to help with food deliveries, so that they can avoid being exposed to the virus.
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Taiwan is expected to take delivery of another 520,000 courses of the COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid by the end of June, completing its first order, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Friday.
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Visits to nursing home residents and patients staying in medical facilities have been restricted in six high-risk COVID-19 areas in Taiwan due to the rapid spread of the disease, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Friday.
Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Plans are underway for rapid testing to replace preventive quarantine as a new protocol for those who come into contact with people who test positive for COVID-19, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Thursday.
Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Taiwan will likely procure Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines soon after having ironed out the details of a contract during the past few days, according to Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) Tuesday.