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The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) on Tuesday called on property insurance companies to safeguard the rights of policyholders at a time when Taiwan faces a surge in COVID-19 infections. Since late last year, several insurers have launched COVID-19 policies, which would require them to compensate policyholders who are infected with the virus and given medical treatment. At least seven policies would also cover treatment for COVID-19 in a negative pressure isolation room, FSC data showed. Although the number of domestic cases is rising — with demand for hospital beds and isolation room...

COVID-19: Consumers’ Foundation against plan to skip phase 3 trials for local vaccines By Yang Mien-chieh and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The Consumers’ Foundation is opposing plans for locally developed vaccines to bypass phase 3 clinical trials. However, it urged the government to find more sources from which to acquire vaccines and to increase monetary incentives for those willing to be vaccinated. The government’s COVID-19 pandemic prevention policy, while having sustained the nation for the past year and four months is rapidly falling behind that of other nati...

Foundation calls for standards for alcohol wipes Staff writer, with CNA The Consumers’ Foundation on Monday called on the government to set standards for alcohol wipes sold in the nation, as only five of the 17 brands of wipes it tested met the recommended alcohol concentration needed to wipe out bacteria. Products such as alcohol wipes have seen a surge in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but consumers have expressed their doubts to the foundation that the wipes actually kill bacteria, foundation secretary-general Hsu Tse-yu (徐則鈺) said. To investigate the issue, the foundation...

Only a third of alcohol wipes able to kill bacteria: Foundation 05/10/2021 09:59 PM CNA photo May 10, 2021 Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The Consumers' Foundation on Monday called on the government to set standards for alcohol wipes sold in Taiwan, as only five of the 17 wipes it tested in a recent survey met the recommended alcohol concentration needed to wipe out bacteria. Products such as alcohol wipes have seen a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but consumers have expressed their doubts to the foundation that the wipes actually kill bacteria, foundation Secretary-General Hsu Tse-y...

Poll says Tsai should lead TRA reform By Lo Chi and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer A poll released yesterday showed that 67.7 percent of respondents agreed that President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) should oversee reforms of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) following the Taroko Express No. 408 derailment in Hualien County on April 2. The train crash, which left 49 people dead and more than 200 injured, is one of the worst train disasters in Taiwanese history. Transportation authorities have repeatedly said that the TRA will be reformed. Yen Yung-shen (顏永森), con...