Taiwan prohibits foreigners from entering the country and all arrivals must be quarantined for 14 days

While the COVID-19 epidemic is spreading abroad, our country has also taken strong measures to prevent imported cases. At present, 10 newly confirmed imported cases have been confirmed in Taiwan. Taiwan has stated that starting from March 19, non-Taiwanese citizens will be prohibited from entering, and those who are allowed to enter under special circumstances will be quarantined for 14 days.

Taiwan Entry Quarantine

According to Taiwan's "United Daily News", the global new coronavirus epidemic has spread. The Taiwan Epidemic Command Center held a press conference today (the morning of the 18th). Commander Chen Shizhong announced , starting from 0:00 a.m. on March 19, non-Taiwanese nationals will be prohibited from entering except those holding "diplomatic" official certificates, business performance certificates and other relevant certificates. Entry with relevant certificates must also comply with epidemic prevention regulations. They will be released only when necessary, and they are not allowed to enter the country. Taiwanese nationals entering the country are subject to home quarantine for 14 days. The relevant regulations and lifting time are determined by the "Epidemic Epidemic Command Center"

Isolation measures

The report pointed out that from March 5 to 14. People with a history of traveling to Europe will be quarantined at home and are not allowed to go out during the home quarantine period. The Taiwan authorities will also issue quarantine compensation to many people with a history of traveling to Europe during this period. People are asked to take the initiative to report to the township office, but do not lie. , False reporting will be held accountable.

Overseas imported cases

According to reports, the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center announced that there were 10 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in Taiwan on the 17th, all of which were imported from abroad. , 6 of them were infected in the Turkish tour group. A total of 77 cases have been confirmed in Taiwan.

According to media reports such as China Times and Lianhe Daily, 4 of the confirmed cases have been reported in recent days. The "Epidemic Epidemic Command Center" stated that 9 people in this tour group have been diagnosed so far. The remaining confirmed cases have recently traveled to Egypt, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, France and other places. We are continuing to expand the tracking of relevant contacts

Epidemic monitoring

Due to the recent increase in the number of overseas imported cases, the "Epidemic Epidemic Command Center" stated that it will be traced back to March 3. All those who entered Taiwan from Europe between the 14th and 14th, and those who have sought medical treatment during this period and have pneumonia or upper respiratory symptoms, will be tested for the new coronavirus.

"Pandemic Epidemic" The "Command Center" also announced that starting from 0:00 on the 19th, the travel epidemic recommendations for 19 Asian countries, 1 Eastern European country, and 3 states in the United States will be increased to the third level warning. People should avoid all non-essential travel to such countries and regions.