HIV self-test kits are pictured at a news conference yesterday as the Ministry of Health and Welfare encouraged high-risk groups to purchase test kits at three major convenience store chains.
A total of 1,993 new cases of HIV/AIDS were confirmed last year, a 21 percent annual decrease, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, adding that the main infection route was unprotected sex, which accounted for 92 percent of the cases.
With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, the agency said that people should remember to insist on practicing safe sex and be tested for HIV if they engage in unprotected sex.
Last year’s total for new HIV/AIDS cases was the lowest annual number since 2012, with 44 percent of the infections involving people aged 25 to 34 and 26 percent involving those aged 15 to 24, CDC disease monitoring data showed. Read More