CORONAVIRUS/Court rejects state compensation claim over toddler's COVID-19 death
07/21/2023 11:29 PM
The New Taipei District Court on Friday rejected a claim for state compensation from the father of a 2-year-old boy who died from complications related to COVID-19 following an 81-minute wait for an ambulance last April.
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