TAIPEI - Taiwan has taken another step to secure medical resources in its fight against the coronavirus outbreak - by manufacturing locally a drug that has been used to treat Covid-19 patients.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TAIPEI - Taiwan has taken another step to secure medical resources in its fight against the coronavirus outbreak - by manufacturing locally a drug that has been used to treat Covid-19 patients.
SCI Pharmtech, Taiwan's main manufacturer of quinine's active pharmaceutical ingredients , will be spearheading the national team's efforts by donating one tonne of quinine API to the Central Epidemic Command Centre and producing at least three tonnes of API for the Ministry of Health and Welfare to ensure Taiwan has enough resources to make quinine, said Ms Tsai.
The second national team was commissioned by the government to make hazmat suits and other protective gear. In 2019 alone, Taiwan imported 2.1 million hazmat suits, with some 70-80 per cent from China and the remaining 20 per cent from South Korea and the United States. Raw material supplier Web-Pro Corp and major protective suit manufacturer Makalot Industrial have ramped up production to meet the front-line demands.
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