Taiwan is in talks with U.S. companies about making their COVID-19 vaccines, following similar talks with European firms, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Saturday.
While case numbers in Taiwan's main chip hub of Hsinchu have remained low, the government, working with the military, has set up testing sites there to ensure they can identify any rapid increase.
In a live broadcast from her office on Saturday, President Tsai Ing-wen said she had asked the Hsinchu and Miaoli governments to set up an "anti-epidemic combat alliance" to protect production.However, the government has signalled it is not planning for now on further raising the alert level, now one rung below full lockdown.
"Discussions are continuing with experts, but at present there have been no suggestions for a lockdown," Chen said.Sign up for our newsletter Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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