Timeline COVID-19
- 581Principles for admission and treatment of mild and severe COVID-19 cases adjusted effectively from today
- 582Seventh batch of 1.1155 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine purchased by CECC to arrive in Taiwan on afternoon of May 4
- 583Taiwan V-Watch System for children and adolescents goes live; parents encouraged to report their children's health conditions following COVID-19 vaccination on V-Watch System
- 584Government-funded PCR testing available at some clinics beginning today; people testing positive with rapid antigen tests or with symptoms urged to get PCR tests at these clinics
- 585Eighth batch of 1.2533 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine purchased by CECC this year to arrive in Taiwan on afternoon of May 7
- 586On May 7, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that it has made adjustments to home isolation measures, which are listed below and effective from May 8.
- 587First batch of 1.85796 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adults purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of May 9
- 588Beginning May 9, mandatory quarantine for arrivals to be shortened to 7 days; 7-day self-health management remain required for arrivals starting 8th day
- 589CECC revises case definition for COVID-19; people in home isolation/quarantine considered as confirmed cases if they test positive with rapid tests and medical personnel confirm their test results
- 590Green channel set up for preschoolers seeking medical attention to prioritize care for children
- 591To reduce the risk of developing moderate or severe symptoms following COVID-19 infection, eligible individuals can get second booster shot five months after their first booster shot beginning May 16
- 592First batch of 777,600 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of May 16
- 593CECC announces evaluation process for receiving oral antiviral drugs for individuals aged 65 and older who are not under home isolation/quarantine/self-initiated epidemic prevention and test positive with rapid tests starting May 18
- 594Beginning May 17, live-in family members of COVID-19 confirmed cases who have received three vaccine doses can be exempted from home isolation but should practice 7-day self-initiated epidemic prevention
- 595CECC revises case definition for COVID-19; people aged 65 and older considered as confirmed cases if they test positive with rapid tests and have their test results confirmed by medical personnel
- 596Principles for admission and treatment of mild and severe COVID-19 cases adjusted, effective from today
- 597CECC announces precautions for people aged 65 and older who test positive with at-home rapid tests when they seek medical help
- 598With sufficient COVID-19 vaccines procured for children, all children willing to get vaccinated can receive vaccination
- 599Elderly people aged 65 and older and indigenous people aged 55 and older can get two rapid test kits if they can get vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 30
- 600CECC revises case definition of COVID-19; people considered as confirmed cases if they test positive with rapid tests and have their test results confirmed by medical personnel