Health experts yesterday called attention to ventilation, sanitation and COVID-19 vaccination for families with members who are quarantining at home, after the government on Friday announced that cases of the virus with no or mild symptoms would no longer have to quarantine in a dedicated facility.
Huang Chien-hsien (黃建賢), chief epidemiologist at Shinkong Wu Ho-su Memorial Hospital in Taipei, said that the dominant Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is less severe than previous variants.
Huang said he supports the new policy, as tracking large numbers of asymptomatic cases is not cost-effective.
However, the policy requires people to be mindful not to put themselves in