On August 23, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) pointed out that it has formulated strengthened COVID-19 surveillance programs listed below to reduce the risk of the Delta variant entering communities in Taiwan.

A. To enhance community surveillance, the CECC will distribute government-funded COVID-19 home test kits to contracted clinics in cities and counties on August 30. Based on their diagnosis, doctors can provide the home test kits to high-risk individuals who will use the test kits to test themselves and report back their test result.

B. To monitor the health of certain high-risk personnel at international airports, certain high-risk personnel at Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei Songshan Airport, Taichung International Airport, and Kaohsiung International Airport will be tested for COVID-19 using government-funded home test kits every seven days starting August 30.

C. Expanding wastewater surveillance.

D. Conducting surveys on the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among blood donors.

E. Continuing surveillance on imported frozen foods and their packaging.

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See also the Taiwan CDC website for the latest news on COVID-19：https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En