The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) has initiated a promotional series titled “WHA Countdown” on Facebook to express its support for Taiwan’s participation in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA). "The U.S. firmly believes Taiwan has a role to play in global health and should be invited to observe the World Health Assembly (WHA) later this month," the AIT, the U.S. de facto embassy in Taiwan, said on its Facebook page on Friday.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Thursday it is considering lifting some of the restrictions related to its COVID-19 coronavirus prevention efforts, as Taiwan has recorded no new cases for the fifth consecutive day, leaving the total number at 429.
Taiwan's representative to the Philippines on Monday argued in an op-ed that Taiwan can provide a model for successfully controlling COVID-19 without a lockdown, as the Philippines prepares for a phased re-opening of its economy this week. In the op-ed, which was published in the Philippine Star and Malaya Business Insight, Representative Michael Hsu (徐佩勇) detailed the public health and economic challenges the pandemic has posed to the international community.
The government platforms for the online purchase of surgical face masks now have a function that allows Taiwanese to donate their quota of surgical face masks to other countries that are in short supply, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday.
A short film spotlighting how Taiwan Can Help achieve the World Health Organization’s goal of Health For All was released April 23 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The four-minute video documents how Taiwan’s high-quality medical care gave a new lease on life to a Guamanian man with injury-induced spinal and hip deformities. Shot entirely on location, the production is subtitled in Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese.
A Taiwanese business group in the Philippines on Friday said it will donate 2,000 protective gowns to local medical personnel to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus that has infected over 1,000 medical workers in the country. At a handover ceremony that day, Taiwanese Association Philippines (TAP) chairwoman Huang Ya-hui gave 500 protective gowns to Philippines House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rose Marie Arenas.
April 20: Navy cluster infection triggers CECC alert The CECC issues an alert regarding the movements of 24 military personnel who tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus disease after they returned recently from a goodwill mission on three Navy vessels.
The Singapore Red Cross and the Holy See's top envoy to Taiwan expressed gratitude to Taiwan on Wednesday for its donations of surgical face masks to help with their countries' response to the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic. At a handover ceremony in Singapore, Benjamin William, secretary- general of the country's Red Cross, accepted a donation of 100,000 surgical masks from Taiwan's representative to Singapore Francis Liang (梁國新).
Taiwan ranked 43rd in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index released April 21 by France-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), spotlighting the country’s efforts maintaining media independence while ensuring a safe environment for journalists.
At present, many countries in the world are slowing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, Taiwan continues to be one of the few that has successfully curbed the spread of the virus, all the while allowing its citizens to maintain their normal lives.
