Tsai urges WHO to include Taiwan after virus case confirmed

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'Taiwan is on the frontline of global infectious disease prevention. The WHO should have a space for Taiwan's participation,' said Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan should not be blocked from international bodies such as the World Health Organization, its president said Wednesday, a day after the island confirmed its first case of a SARS-like virus from China.

"Political considerations should not surpass protection for the people," she told reporters, adding that Taiwan's 23 million inhabitants face the same health risks and threats as the rest of the world. On Tuesday, Taiwan reported its first case of the new virus as the government warned the public against travelling to the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the disease first emerged.

 

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