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Taipei, Feb. 11 (CNA) As the death and injury toll in earthquake-struck Turkey continues to rise, cash donations continue to pour in from different parts of Taiwan's society, with more than NT$271.77 million (US$9 million) received as of Friday afternoon, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said on Saturday.
People have over the past few days been offering free drinks, snacks and meals to frontline medical personnel to express their gratitude for their hard work amid a surge in local COVID-19 infections.
Cardinal Tien Hospital department of public relations director Hsueh Kuei-wen (薛桂文) on Saturday thanked the public on behalf of the New Taipei City hospital, saying the medical personnel have been encouraged by the public support.
New Taipei City’s Yonghe District (永和) has been hit hard by the outbreak, but the hospital personnel have remained at their posts, Hsueh said.
It has been a challenge to set up screening stations in