The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday urged the government to suspend imports of eggs from Japan, especially from Ibaraki Prefecture, which borders Fukushima to the south.
The Council of Agriculture’s (COA) Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine is to import eggs from Japan until March 31, from prefectures unaffected by avian flu, the council said in a statement on Wednesday.
The caucus yesterday said the council was “going behind the public’s back” in making the deal, as the plan has was reported on the Japanese government’s Web site as early as Feb. 10, but not made public
《TAIPEI TIMES》 Eased rules not behind outbreak, Chen says - 焦點
ltn.com.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ltn.com.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eased rules not behind outbreak, Chen says
taipeitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from taipeitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KMT legislators push for sports agency s upgrade
taipeitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from taipeitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KMT urges ‘vaccines for chips’ to help medical staff
Staff writer, with CNA
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on Friday urged the government to protect Taiwan’s frontline healthcare staff by trading locally produced semiconductor chips for COVID-19 vaccines from other countries.
“KMT legislators are deeply concerned about the [cluster of infections] at Taoyuan General Hospital and have expressed this to the caucus,” KMT caucus whip Lin Wei-chou (林為洲) said.
The first case linked to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s hospital was confirmed on Jan. 12.
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are pictured at an elderly care facility in Premnitz, Germany, on Dec. 30 last year.