Taiwan on Wednesday reported the country’s first confirmed malaria case of the year, involving a Swiss man in his 50s who contracted the disease overseas, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).The man, who worked in the Ivory Coast in West…
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CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan set to relax indoor mask mandate
Taiwan is in the final stages of scrapping the national face mask mandate for most indoor public places, with details set to be announced Feb. 2, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (???) said Tuesday.The Cabinet and C…
CORONAVIRUS/New round of reservations for COVID-19 vaccines to begin in Taipei
People in Taipei who wish to get a COVID-19 vaccine, including Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster against the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, will be able to make an appointment starting Tuesday.The new round of reservations for the 73,000 …
CORONAVIRUS/Ministry to pay family NT$300,000 for COVID-19 vaccine death
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has agreed to pay NT$300,000 (US$9,784) under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) to the family of an elderly man who died after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.The individual from Kaohsiung was in h…
CORONAVIRUS/CECC eases hospital visitation rule under ‘0+7’ policy
Restrictions on hospital visits by individuals observing the “0+7” COVID-19 protocol will be eased from Jan. 1, 2023, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Thursday.Under current regulations, international arrivals and people who live wi…
CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan reports 19,073 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths
Taiwan on Friday reported 19,073 new COVID-19 infections and 40 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).The new cases represented a 23.8-percent increase from the same day a week earlier, CECC data showed.The de…
CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan to relax quarantine regulations for incoming migrant caretakers
Starting Jan. 1, migrant caretakers and domestic helpers arriving in Taiwan will no longer have to report to a quarantine facility to undergo one week of mandatory self-health management if their employers can offer a single-person bedroom and bathroom…
Diabetes medication recalled over dissolution issues
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced that 390,000 tablets of Kludone MR 60mg, a prescription medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, had been recalled due to dissolution issues.The FDA said manufacturer Anxo Pharmaceutic…
Taiwan reports 2nd human H1N2v swine flu infection
A young girl living in central Taiwan has been diagnosed with the A H1N2 variant (H1N2v) of the novel swine influenza virus, only the second such case ever seen in Taiwan, a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) official said Monday.The 7-year-old girl, wh…
CORONAVIRUS/Government to pay out NT$2 million in COVID-19 vaccine case
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has agreed to pay NT$2 million (US$65,460) under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)