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The Ministry of Health and Welfare opened insured monoclonal-antibody clinic blocks for high-risk infants after September nursery RSV clusters filled hospitalization wards in Taipei and Taichung.
The National Health Insurance Administration added insured video appointment blocks at offshore island health stations after Mid-Autumn ferry delays left chronic patients waiting weeks for specialist referrals.
Neighborhood clinics in Taipei added same-day enterovirus triage lanes after a cluster tied to an elementary school in Da’an, routing febrile children to throat swabs and hydration checks before Mid-Autumn travel peaks.
Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration will let chronic-care patients renew stable prescriptions through insured video visits when a typhoon warning closes clinics, if pharmacies can still dispense.
Taiwan’s health ministry expanded orange heat alerts to more counties as September humidity traps daytime highs above 36°C, pushing emergency rooms to pre-stage IV fluids for outdoor workers.
