Taiwan takes measures after new coronavirus outbreak
But the Oxford vaccine s rare side effects, such as blood-clotting, have been cited as one of the reasons why many Taiwanese were hesitant about receiving the vaccine.
According to one opinion poll conducted by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy in April, only 29% of the respondents above the age of 20 were willing to take the AstraZeneca vaccine while 66% of the respondents said they weren t willing to take the vaccine.
Due to the limited number of shots available, Taiwan has also struggled to enhance its overall vaccination rate amid its worst community outbreak since the start of the pandemic last year.
“Many businesses won’t survive
another lockdown.
“That’s why ACT
has developed a plan for the immediate next steps of New
Zealand’s response to COVID-19 and a longer term strategy
for living in a progressively vaccinated world.
“It
is underpinned by five principles: government transparency;
faster tech uptake; risk-proportionate responses; a culture
of inviting criticism; and continuous
improvement.
“It also makes 15 policy
recommendations, including:
Compulsory COVID-app
use including Bluetooth functionality to improve contact
tracing
Introduce daily PCR saliva testing and the
use of Datamine’s ëlarm technology to the border and MIQ
workforce to alert them to early signs of
China and Taiwan have exchanged barbs as the world fights the virus, worsening ties already at a low ebb because of Taiwan s refusal to accept Chinese sovereignty and stepped up U.S. support for Taipei.
AFP
Doctors in the democratic island of Taiwan have warned that hospitals in the capital are already overwhelmed by the rapid growth in COVID-19 cases, as the country s government scrambles to procure jabs for an under-vaccinated population.
Taiwan, once seen as a haven of normalcy amid the pandemic, is now facing a rapid rise in community-transmitted cases, with the island already under level 3 restrictions affecting businesses, schools and masking requirements in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.
Now, the area around the capital Taipei is facing a shortage of isolation ward and intensive care unit (ICU) staff, a medical doctors union warned on its Facebook page on Thursday.
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