KMT urges more, better support for healthcare workersRECOGNIZING VALUE: The government should show they appreciate healthcare workers, and help them with finding and paying for quarantine, the KMT saidBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday urged the government to give greater support to healthcare workers on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. One of the measures it proposed at a news conference in Taipei was giving healthcare workers priority access to quarantine hotels. Healthcare workers, who are worried about infecting their families, have had difficulty finding accommodation at quarantine hotels, it said. “We hope that [the Central Epidemic Command Center] and the Ministry of Health and Welfare can truly see the hard work of healthcare workers,” she added. The government should consider providing a dedicated facility for healthcare workers who might otherwise need to pay for a quarantine hotel, she said.

Source: Taipei Times February 04, 2021 15:56 UTC