CECC moves Vietnam to its list of low-risk countries and adds Hong Kong to medium-risk category in response to trends of coronavirus situations in these regions
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(PublishTime:2020-09-09)
On September 9, The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced the updated list of countries/regions eligible for shortened quarantine periods in Taiwan. The CECC reported that local infections in Vietnam have decreased, with only sporadic local cases over the past two weeks. Therefore, the CECC has moved Vietnam to its list of low-risk countries from the list of medium-risk countries. Additionally, locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong continued to decline, and the status of the pandemic in the region has met the criteria for the CECC's medium-risk category for the recent two weeks. Therefore, the CECC has listed Hong Kong in its list of medium-risk countries/regions.
The latest list of eligible countries/regions is as follows:
1. Low-risk countries/regions: New Zealand, Macao, Palau, Fiji, Brunei, Thailand, Mongolia, Bhutan, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nauru, East Timor, Mauritius, Vietnam.
2. Medium-risk countries/regions: Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Hong Kong.