From June 22, short-term business travelers are allowed entry and can apply for shortened home quarantine period
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/a9zCFAfhICztjWXp83fQFg?typeid=158
On June 17, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced the conditions under which short-term business travelers can apply for reduced amount of time of home quarantine. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has continued to subside in Taiwan, the CECC had several consultation meetings with relevant government agencies in a bid to reopen borders for international business and trade activity. The CECC announced that business travelers who wish to make short visits to Taiwan can apply for shortened home quarantine period starting from June 22 if such travelers meet all the conditions listed below:
1. Those who are allowed entry according to the announcements of the CECC
2. Those whose length of stay doesn’t exceed three months
3. Business travelers who enter the country for business activities, such as goods inspection, after-sale services, technical assistance and training, and contract signing
4. Those who arrive from low- or medium-risk countries/regions announced by the CECC and have no history of travel to other countries in the last 14 days before boarding the flight to Taiwan.
The CECC stated that business travelers who meet the conditions listed above should have relevant certificates and documents prepared for the business visit by local companies, travel itinerary, and disease prevention plans, while negative COVID-19 test certificates issued for travelers’ specimens tested within three days prior to their flight to Taiwan should also be prepared for inspection. Other travelers who don’t meet these conditions may submit their requests and would be processed as special cases if they have to do so for special business requirements or other necessary activities. Taiwan would discuss and reduce quarantine procedures with certain countries or regions under the principles of reciprocity, mutual authentication and epidemic prevention.
The CECC explained that applicants who arrive from low-risk countries/regions may contact the local health authority of the quarantine hotel at which they stay to take out-of-pocket COVID-19 testing after undergoing quarantine for five days; those who arrive from medium-risk countries/regions may undergo COVID-19 testing at their own expense on the seventh day after entry. Applicants may contact the local health authority to end quarantine and apply for a 21-day period of self-health management instead of quarantine after obtaining negative COVID-19 test certificates. During the 21-day self-health management, the travelers should monitor their temperature every day and reply text messages requesting an update on their health status. The travelers should also engage in restricted activities as shown in the itinerary and leave their names for the activities. Furthermore, they should record their daily activities and persons who come into contact with, avoid public places and wear a masks at all times when going out.
The CECC stated that the abovementioned rules would be applicable to short-term business travelers. Those who plan to stay in the country for more than three months should still observe the 14-day home quarantine after entry, and the said rules don’t apply. In addition, foreign nationals, mainland Chinese and Hong Kong and Macao residents who do not have documents for residency may not apply for disease prevention compensation from June 17.
Note: The low-risk and medium-risk countries/regions are listed below. The list will be adjusted based on the epidemic situation and trend, surveillance and testing capacities and epidemic information transparency in these countries and regions, as well as the epidemic situation in their neighboring regions and countries. The list will be reviewed every two weeks.
Note: 1. Low-risk countries/regions: New Zealand, Australia, Macao, Palau, Fiji, Brunei, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Thailand, Mongolia, Bhutan.
2. Medium-risk countries/regions: South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore.
6月22日起短期商務人士入境，可有條件申請縮短居家檢疫時間
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Bulletin/Detail/sBnnQc8Q1LsYkwWYVkwucA?typeid=9
中央流行疫情指揮中心今(17)日表示，國內COVID-19(武漢肺炎)疫情趨緩且穩定控制中，對於開放國際經貿活動，經多次邀集相關部會研商，已完成「短期商務人士入境申請縮短居家檢疫作業規範」之規劃，自6月22日起，短期商務人士若同時符合以下四項基本條件，可申請縮短居家檢疫時間︰
(一)依指揮中心宣布可入境之人士。
(二)申請來臺停留天數小於3個月。
(三)短期入境從事商務活動(如：驗貨、售後服務、技術指導與培訓、簽約等)商務人士。
(四)出發地為指揮中心公告之低感染風險或中低感染風險國家/地區，且登機前14天無其他國家/地區旅遊史。
指揮中心指出，符合前述四項申請條件之商務人士，於申請時應備妥邀請廠商提供之相關證明文件資料、在臺行程表及防疫計畫，同時須準備登機前3日內採檢之COVID-19核酸檢驗陰性報告以備查驗。對於其他非適用申請條件者，若有特殊商業需求或其他必要活動，可專案提出個案辦理；另基於互惠原則及各國疫情安全的前提下，可與個別國家再商定簡化檢疫程序。
指揮中心進一步說明，完成申請之商務人士如出發地為低感染風險國家/地區，於入境後可向入住防疫旅館所在地方衛生主管機關申請於第5天自費篩檢；如為中低風險國家則可於入境後第7天自費篩檢。取得檢驗結果陰性報告後，即可向地方衛生主管機關申請改為自主健康管理至入境後21天，自主健康管理期間仍應每日量測體溫及配合雙向簡訊回報健康狀況，並依行程表安排進行有限度之商務活動，且採實名制，記錄每日活動及接觸人員，儘量避免出入公共場所，外出時，嚴格遵守全程佩戴口罩。
指揮中心表示，上述作業規範僅限於短期入境之商務人士，若計劃在臺停(居)留3個月以上者，仍應依規定於入境後完成14天居家檢疫，不適用該作業規範。此外，自6月17日起，非本國籍人士、中國大陸地區人民、香港或澳門居民，未領有居留證明文件者，不得申領防疫補償費用。
※備註：下列低感染風險、中低感染風險國家/地區名單，將視各國疫情規模及趨勢、監測及檢驗量能、疫情資訊透明度、所屬區域及鄰近國家疫情狀況適時調整。(每兩週滾動式檢討)
- 低感染風險國家/地區：紐西蘭、澳洲、澳門、帛琉、斐濟、汶萊、越南、香港、泰國、蒙古、不丹。
- 中低感染風險國家/地區：韓國、日本、馬來西亞、新加坡。
