The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is coordinating with China Airlines (CAL) to transport stranded Taiwanese in India back home in the wake of an extended lockdown policy there amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If the plan works out, a flight using CAL's current Delhi-Taoyuan route will bring passengers back, and they will be quarantined in designated places upon arrival, the ministry said.
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung discusses how Taiwan Can Help achieve the World Health Organization’s vision of Health For All.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday called for responsible ministries and agencies to work urgently to identify people and businesses deserving of government relief, and prepare in advance the necessary approvals and paperwork, in order to leap into action at the earliest opportunity.
The recipients of 6 million surgical masks pledged by Taiwan five days earlier for use as personal protective equipment by frontline medical personnel combating coronavirus in America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific were unveiled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs April 14.
Following the publication of a large advertisement in the New York Times calling for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization, which a group of Taiwan nationals had submitted of their own accord, the WHO Secretariat issued a 13-point statement on April 15 in response to media inquiries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commends WHO for beginning to acknowledge Taiwan’s existence and showing willingness to publicly discuss the issue of Taiwan’s participation in the organization.
Amid the war against the COVID-19 pandemic, ITRI is turning to its technological prowess to fight the virus and prohibit its spreading. The institute has formed a task force focusing on molecular rapid testing with the joint efforts from the industrial, public, research, medical, and epidemic prevention sectors, and officially introduced its nucleic acid molecular detection device and kit on April 15.
Taiwan's government is donating 300,000 face masks to the Philippines as part of its new pledge to give 6 million masks to regional countries to help them fight the new coronavirus pandemic. The size of the donation was disclosed by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines in a statement Monday evening.
Taiwan's foreign ministry said Sunday that discussions on a donation of surgical face to Singapore are still in progress between the two countries, despite the apparent reservations expressed by Singapore's first lady. The personal views of an individual will not affect the ongoing talks between Taiwan and Singapore on the mask donation to help the city state in its fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.
The government will allocate an additional NT$2 billion (US$66.46 million) to help the agricultural sector cope with disruptions from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, bringing the total to NT$8.8 billion. Council of Agriculture head Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said Monday that NT$4.07 billion of the original NT$6.8 billion in funding has already been allocated in soft loans to agricultural businesses, and it was apparent that more would be needed.
The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced on April 1 that it was initiating a first wave of international humanitarian assistance in response to the continued spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, donating 10 million medical masks and other medical supplies to the US, Europe, and diplomatic allies. This has drawn praise and recognition from around the world.
