If Paxlovid is prescribed, a person can take the prescription to one of 124 hospitals in Taiwan that carry the medication, Lo said. A doctor performs diagnosis via telehealth service at his desk in Taipei yesterday. The policy does not apply to rapid test kits that were obtained abroad, as they are not approved by the government, he added. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung holds an information board during the Central Epidemic Command Center’s (CECC) daily news conference in Taipei yesterday. From Thursday last week to Wednesday, domestic COVID-19 cases rose by 302,754, a significant increase from 124,403 cases over the previous seven days, Chou said.

Source: Taipei Times May 13, 2022 03:58 UTC