CUSTOMER BEWARE: The center said that people bear responsibility themselves for any results from using products that do not have emergency use authorizationBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
People can import up to 100 at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits for self-use before June 30, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, as it reported 57,188 new local infections and eight COVID-19-associated deaths.
As domestic demand for COVID-19 rapid test kits has increased with a local outbreak, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director Wu Shou-mei (吳秀梅) told a CECC news conference that a flexible measure has been implemented, effective immediately until June 30.
People can import up to 100 at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits for self-use without having to apply to the FDA for special permission, Wu said.
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Taipei, May 6 (CNA) Taiwan is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, especially in the northern part of the country, and the government has limited the availability of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests normally used to confirm positive COVID-19 cases.
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) yesterday posted a smaller-than-expected monthly revenue decline of 4.13 percent for last month as China’s COVID-19 restrictions did not exert heavy pressure on the iPhone maker’s production.
Revenue last month fell to NT$486.5 billion (US$16.49 billion) from NT$507.4 billion in March, supported by a double-digit percentage growth in its cloud-based and networking products business, Hon Hai said in a statement.
Last month’s result was the second-strongest April revenue in the company’s history after it posted NT$500.49 billion in April last year, meaning revenue shrank 2.8 percent year-on-year.
In the first four months of this year, Hon Hai’s