On May 3, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that quarantine for all arrivals will be reduced to seven days starting 00:00 on May 9, 2022 (incoming flight’s scheduled arrival time in Taiwan), and a seven-day self-health management will be required starting the 8th day. Please refer to the Press Release of Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare: https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/Nr2mxSbL1sPgLU2r5aUiag?typeid=158
The rules of self-health management are as follows:
- If you do not exhibit any symptoms, you may go about your life normally. If you must go outside, please wear a medical mask correctly at all times and avoid entering areas where you cannot maintain social distancing (1.5 meters indoors and 1 meter outdoors) or areas where you are likely to come into close contact with random people. You are prohibited from engaging in close or cluster activities with other individuals such as having meals together, gatherings, public gatherings, or other similar activities. Non-essential or non-urgent medical services or examinations must be postponed. Please maintain hand hygiene by washing your hands often with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and record the body temperature twice a day in the morning and evening and record health conditions and activities.
- If you exhibit COVID-19 symptoms such as fevers, coughs, diarrhea, loss of smell or taste, or respiratory symptoms, you must actively contact the local Department of Health or call 1922 and follow instructions to seek medical attention. You may not use public transportation when you seek medical attention. After returning to your residence (including quarantine hotel and general hotels), you may not go outside. You must wear a medical mask when talking with others and maintain a distance of at least 1 meter.
- After seeking medical attention, if you have been reported as a suspected case of COVID-19 and received testing organized by a medical institution, you are required to stay in your residence (including quarantine hotel and general hotels) and may not go outside before receiving the test results.
- Please refer to announcements and press releases of the Ministry of Health and Welfare for more details.
