Taiwan mandates COVID insurance for incoming migrant workers from Dec. 1


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Taiwan mandates COVID insurance for incoming migrant workers from Dec. 1 Taipei, Nov. 29 (CNA) Starting Dec. 1, migrant workers arriving in Taiwan will have to be covered by a COVID-19 health insurance plan, before they can be allowed to enter the country, and their employers will be expected to bear the costs, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Monday. The health insurance plans, which cost just under NT$1,200 (US$42.75) per person, will cover hospitalization fees within the 30-day period after the migrant workers' arrival in Taiwan, if they are infected with COVID-19, the MOL said in a statement. The...