Ambassador Tom Lee sat down with“WinnFM 989” for a live interview on July 23 to share his insights on Taiwan’s highly successful Covid19-combating strategies, the assistances Taiwan has provided to St. Kitts and Nevis, and ongoing cooperation projects in the areas of public health & agriculture.
During the interview, Ambassador Lee explained that as of July 22 there are 455 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan, with seven deaths. Taiwan’s success in combating COVID-19 is a combination of efforts by medical professionals, government, private sector and society at large. Moreover, Taiwan has been widely praised in its approach to utilize technology, big data and approved science to contain COVID-19.
As to the assistances to St. Kitts and Nevis, in addition to donating essential medical supplies, so far Taiwan has donated 300K face masks and has been doing its best to share experiences and know-how on fighting against COVID-19 with our allies in the Caribbean, Latin America and also other like-minded partners. Our Embassy has also assisted the Ministry of Health to have Taiwanese experts review SKN’s official COVID-19 Preparation Plans to provide constructive feedback.
Ambassador Lee stressed that Taiwan will be keeping up its efforts in promoting the well-being of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis through cooperation projects, expecially in the areas of public health and agriculture.