Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday said that the government has taken the lead to combat the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus domestically, closely monitoring developments at every stage and responding forcefully as needed.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday said that the government has taken the lead to combat the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus domestically, closely monitoring developments at every stage and responding forcefully as needed.
Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu on Thursday blasted the World Health Organization (WHO) for repeatedly giving Taiwan "inappropriate designations" and reiterated that Taiwan is not part of China. ".@WHO, what's wrong with you? First you called us 'Taiwan, China,' then you changed to 'Taipei.' You misreported the confirmed cases, & now you call us 'Taipei & Environs'," Wu said in a Twitter post. "Look! Taiwan is #Taiwan & not any part of the #PRC," the tweet further read.
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) Taiwan lodged a protest with the World Health Organization (WHO) after it listed 13 confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus for the country under the "Taiwan, China" category in a situation report Tuesday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said that day.
President Tsai Ing-wen met with European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) Chairman Giuseppe Izzo on the morning of February 3. She once again called on relevant agencies of the UN to acknowledge the right to health of the Taiwanese people.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) summoned the representative of Italy Monday morning following a flight ban imposed by the European country on Taiwan amid fears over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, CNA learned that day. The Italian government on Jan. 31 announced a suspension of all flights from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan from Feb. 2 to April 28 to prevent the further spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.
The European Union has reiterated its support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization. That’s as an outbreak of a novel coronavirus centered in China spreads globally. On Friday, Taiwan’s foreign ministry expressed thanks to the EU for its support.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday corrected its assessment of the coronavirus from “moderate” to “high”. That’s the word from an AFP report on Tuesday. The WHO said on Sunday that the risk was “very high in China, high at the regional level and high at the global level."
On the afternoon of January 30, President Tsai Ing-wen, accompanied by Vice President Chen Chien-jen, issued remarks in the Entrance Hall of the Presidential Office Building regarding possible impacts that the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China might have on Taiwan's economy, as well as the response measures the government has drafted.
Support for Taiwan by U.S. lawmakers and respected media outlets following the decision of Montreal-headquartered International Civil Aviation Organization to block Twitter users for raising questions about the country’s participation in the U.N. specialized agency is sincerely appreciated, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jan. 28.
Chiayi Christian Hospital and Dr. Wei Fu-chan of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital were awarded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Friend of Foreign Service Medals at a ceremony Dec. 19 in Taipei City.
