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will receive treatment? What is fair and equitable?

We know that all our clients will be grappling with the
many legal and ethical issues relating to the treatment of
patients with and without COVID-19 – including managing the
triage process, communication challenges, resourcing issues,
prioritisation and ceilings of care.

Another opinion, the TaipeiTimes gives a idea. The
government must make decisions on several key aspects, such
as who should receive treatment and where they should be
treated, which patients should be given uncommon medical
treatment or be treated with advanced technology, whose
interests should be served by healthcare professionals and
emergency services, and how they should be deployed, as well
as how should food, protective clothing and other necessities
be distributed.

Some government obligations regarding virus
containment and treatment are: Allocation of medical
equipment. Restriction of individual freedom. Closing state or
international borders.

Hospitals have been struggling with shortages of
COVID-19 test kits, masks and ventilators. Of these,
ventilators are by far the most expensive and, in coming weeks,

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