Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) People in Taiwan who contract COVID-19, have chronic illnesses, or are in hospice care will soon be included in the groups that are eligible to access remote medical care, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said Wednesday.
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The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 89,352 new local COVID-19 infections and 76 deaths, the highest daily death count.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director-General Chou Jih-haw (周志浩), head of the CECC’s disease surveillance division, said that 37 imported cases were reported.
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC, said that of the new local cases, 191 were moderate or severe, accounting for 0.17 and 0.06 percent respectively of all local cases this year.
CDC Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞), deputy head of the CECC’s medical response division, said that 73 of the people whose deaths
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced that the policy of using a positive COVID-19 rapid antigen test result for diagnosis would be expanded to the public starting today, and it reminded the public of the five steps when taking a positive test result to a doctor for assessment.
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said the policy would be officially expanded to everybody, starting today, and the case definition for COVID-19 had been revised accordingly.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC spokesman, said the previous case