Taipei, July 8 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday said citizens and residents who test positive for COVID-19 while overseas should remain abroad for seven days before returning to Taiwan.
SEVEN-DAY WAIT: A health official said that because imported cases of COVID-19 are rising, those who test positive while they are abroad should delay their returnStaff writer, with CNA
Taiwanese and people with residency who test positive for COVID-19 while overseas should remain abroad for seven days before returning to Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.
The comments came ahead of the introduction of new rules beginning on Thursday that would allow transiting passengers and arrivals with a Republic of China passport or an Alien Resident Certificate to no longer require a negative polymerase chain reaction test conducted within 48 hours of departure.
Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), the CECC’s spokesman, told a news conference that because imported cases of COVID-19 are rising, those
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