Chiang asked whether the safety of Taiwanese and the nation’s frontline medical staff should be risked for the healthcare rights of foreign patients. KMT Legislator Lin Yi-hua (林奕華) asked whether there were diplomatic or economic factors behind the ministry’s decision to allow foreign medical patients entry at this time. The ministry should listen to the voices of the nation’s frontline medical workers, she said, urging the ministry to reconsider the policy. Taiwan Medical Alliance for Labor Justice and Patient Safety representative Chien Li-chien (簡立建) said that before announcing such policies, the government should communicate with the nation’s frontline medical workers. Nationality is not important when helping patients, but it is crucial to protect the nation’s medical personnel and healthcare resources, she said.

Source: Taipei Times July 28, 2020 15:56 UTC