2021/04/14 18:07 Surfers riding wave in Waikiki. (Hawaii Tourism Authority photo) Surfers riding wave in Waikiki. (Hawaii Tourism Authority photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Travelers from Taiwan who present proof of negative coronavirus tests from select hospitals will be exempt from Hawaii s mandatory 10-day quarantine starting on Saturday (April 17). In order to keep Hawaii s number of coronavirus cases down to the relatively low number of 31,000, the state requires all visitors, whether domestic or foreign, to undergo a 10-day self-quarantine upon arrival. However, Mackay Memorial Hospital on Wednesday (April 14) announced that the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has given the green light to an exemption for travelers from Taiwan who can present negative results of a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for COVID-19 from a hospital approved by Taiwan s Ministry of Health and Welfare.
MacKay Memorial Hospital donates prosthetic components to SVG
Andrea Bowman, Ambassador of SVG to Taiwan (right) presents a token of appreciation to Chih Chiang-Hu Chairman of the Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taiwan Social Share
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has received a donation from MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taiwan for the establishment of a prosthetic limb workshop.
On December 23, under a project funded by Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund and Teh Lin Pros & Ortho Inc., 100 sets of prosthetic components were donated to this country.
At the donation ceremony, SVG’s Ambassador to Taiwan Andrea Bowman expressed thanks on behalf SVG and said over 80 per cent of the amputations performed at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital are linked to diabetes.
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.
Exhaustion might indicate heart trouble, doctor warns
By Yang Yuan-ting
and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Abnormal exhaustion, even after resting or climbing just one flight of stairs, could be a sign of impending heart failure, a doctor said, cautioning those with such symptoms to seek immediate medical attention.
While still in the early stages, cardiovascular disease is a manageable condition, Hung Chung-lieh (洪崇烈), a cardiologist at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei, said on Friday.
Proper management through clinical treatment and maintaining a healthy lifestyle could alleviate symptoms and reduce the need for hospitalization, Hung said.
However, fatigue, shortness of breath and swelling in the legs, ankles or feet are all potential signs of heart failure and require immediate medical attention, he said.