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Taipei Department of Health Director Huang Shier-chieg (黃世傑) yesterday tendered his resignation after 1,285 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 at a Taipei clinic without necessarily being eligible.
However, the resignation was not accepted by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲).
The Good Liver Clinic (好心肝診所), which has several branches, on Monday requested 15 vaccine vials, saying that it was to inoculate its 101 health workers, and on Tuesday requested an additional 100 vials.
However, the vaccines were also given to volunteers working at the clinic, and at the Good Liver Foundation and other personnel.
The Taipei City Government on Wednesday fined the clinic NT$2 million
Taichung helps COVID-19 patients care for their pets
By Su Chin-feng, Kuo Hsuan-hsuan, Jonathan Chin and Kayleigh Mad / Staff reporters, with staff writers
The Taichung Agriculture Bureau has implemented measures to help care for quarantined or hospitalized people’s pets during the COVID-19 pandemic, the bureau said yesterday.
The comments came after a request for such measures from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taichung Councilor Chiang Chao-kuo (江肇國).
Taiwan has more pets than children under the age of 15, and Taichung residents own more than 200,000 pets, Chiang said.
Citing Council of Agriculture guidelines promulgated last year, pets are subject to the same home isolation and quarantine protocols as their owners, he said.