Kuomintang “legislator” Liao Wanru. (Picture taken from Taiwan media)
China Taiwan Net reported on April 15 that according to Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News", the current confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Taiwan are mostly people who have returned to Taiwan from overseas, including a couple (cases 384 and 393) After living in the United States for more than 30 years, it was revealed that he had symptoms before returning to Taiwan, but he still boarded the plane, which caused controversy. Kuomintang "legislator" Liao Wanru questioned during a question today (15th) that the Taiwan authorities' "Minister of Health and Welfare" Chen Shizhong announced in mid-March that people who knowingly go to level three travel warning areas (which will be included in the whole world from March 21) People, not only will they not be able to receive quarantine compensation after returning to Taiwan, but they will also need to pay additional treatment fees if they are diagnosed with COVID-19. Why don’t this couple have to pay for it out of their own pocket?
Liao Wanru said that regarding the couple's situation, the "Executive President" of the Taiwan authorities, Su Tseng-chang, also called on the public to "not care too much". She was curious about the couple's background and could ask officials to help speak. Taiwan's "Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare" Xue Ruiyuan said that this part can be reviewed, but side effects must also be considered. If the additional medical fees are very expensive, they may deliberately hide the condition, which will make it worse. Liao Wanru said bluntly that they came back specifically for treatment, so how could they hide their condition? What's more, concealing a major infectious disease violates the "Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Law" and will bear criminal responsibility. After hearing this, Xue Ruiyuan simply said that the "Ministry of Health and Welfare" could review this point. (China Taiwan Net Li Ning)
