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Category Archive: Medical

CORONAVIRUS/Migrant worker employers warned against charging for quarantine

Nov 25, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, Employers of migrant workers face a maximum fine of NT$300,000 (US$10,529) if they fail to cover the cost of the 14-day compulsory quarantine their employees are required to undergo when...

14 countries attend 2020 Austronesian Forum in Taipei

Nov 23, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, Representatives from 14 countries gathered Monday in Taipei for an annual meeting to discuss the promotion and preservation of Austronesian languages and cultures. Speaking during the 2020...

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan could buy Oxford COVID-19 vaccine: CECC

Nov 20, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, Taiwan could buy the COVID-19 vaccine Oxford University is developing with British drugmaker AstraZeneca, a second vaccine showing promising results that the nation will be able to acquire...

2020 GOLDEN HORSE/’Classmates Minus’ wins Golden Horse audience award

Nov 20, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, Taiwanese director Huang Hsin-yao’s (黃信堯) comedy drama “Classmates Minus” won the non-competition Golden Horse Audience Choice Award at a ceremony in Taipei Friday...

CORONAVIRUS/Indonesian migrant workers face new quarantine rule

Nov 18, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, All migrant workers coming from Indonesia to Taiwan will be required to undergo 14-days of quarantine at government-designated sites starting Nov. 20 due to a spike in the number of...

Employee at Taiwan office in Russia contracts COVID-19

Nov 11, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, A staff member at Taiwan’s representative office in Russia has tested positive for COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday. In a statement, MOFA said the...

New cancer drugs to be covered by National Health Insurance

Nov 10, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, Several new drugs for the treatment of three types of cancer have been approved for inclusion in the National Health Insurance (NHI) program, which is expected to reduce the financial...

European parliamentarians call for Taiwan’s participation in WHA

Nov 05, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, More than 600 European parliamentarians expressed their support for Taiwan’s bid to attend the World Health Assembly (WHA) in a joint letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) and...

Critically ill Indonesian woman thanks Taiwan for saving life

Nov 05, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei, An Indonesian migrant worker who received a stem cell transplant in Taiwan in June thanked the nation on Thursday for expediting her treatment by lifting travel restrictions for her family...

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