Taiwan offers Covid-19 vaccine help to ally Paraguay after street protests

Taiwan has stepped in with an offer to help Paraguay buy Covid-19 vaccines after protests in the South American country over its government’s handling of the pandemic. Thousands of Paraguayans protested in the capital Asuncion over the lack of medicine and intensive care beds amid a spike in coronavirus cases and calls to impeach President Mario Abdo. In a statement late on Tuesday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said Taiwan was extending a helping hand to Paraguay at a time when it was facing a public health crisis and unable to obtain enough vaccines.