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Timeline COVID-19
- 601Government-funded regular rapid testing measures in residential, community care institutions extended until October 31
- 602Effective from April 22, rules on three COVID-19 doses to be tightened
- 603To safeguard right to family reunification, Taiwan to allow foreign spouses and underage children of R.O.C. nationals to apply to enter Taiwan amid current strict border controls
- 604To start regular surveillance of seropositivity of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, Taiwan Blood Services Foundation to implement SARS-CoV-2 antibody surveillance system
- 605From January 5-31, local governments can offer health educational materials worth NT$200 or below to boost vaccination willingness
- 606In response to cluster infections in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, CECC sets up incident command post to assist in disease prevention measures
- 607Starting today, CECC to adjust visitation, new resident management measures and COVID-19 response measures for residential long-term care facilities in Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, and Taoyuan cities
- 608First batch of 777,600 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of May 16
- 609Individuals aged 18 or older who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 12 weeks urged to get booster dose as soon as possible starting today
- 610Regular rapid testing measures at community care institutions discontinued effective on Feb 27, 2023; the frequency of rapid testing for care recipients in residential care institutions relaxed to once a week and will remain till March 31
- 611Starting from November 20, Indonesian migrant workers are required to undergo quarantine at group quarantine facilities after entry, and entry of migrant workers arranged by four Indonesian employment agencies is temporarily suspended
- 612In response to upcoming New Year countdown events and other year-end large-scale gatherings, CECC reinforces disease prevention measures for related events
- 613Fall-winter COVID-19 prevention program to be launched on December 1; CECC urges the public and healthcare facilities to follow related measures
- 614Effective from July 22, eligibility for second COVID-19 booster dose expanded to individuals aged 18 and older who need to travel abroad for work
- 615The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) pointed out that the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT), AstraZeneca (AZ), Moderna, and Medigen vaccines have become widely available to the public.
- 616CECC reminds returning travelers of instructions to follow before arrival and custom clearance at airport
- 617CECC visits 22 counties and cities to discuss strategies for increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and obtain feedback from local governments on COVID-19 response
- 618Hospitals across Taiwan to suspend visitation and to allow only one person to accompany a patient in the hospital; measures remain in place during the effective period of nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert. In addition to the visitation ban, long-term care facilities must ask residents to avoid going out and must enhance access control and conduct temperature-taking and health monitoring measures among staff, residents, caregivers, and caregivers or people accompanying residents
- 619Taiwan hosts the APEC web conference on “Digital Tools for Addressing Infectious Disease in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges and Opportunities”
- 620Starting June 15, Taiwan to gradually ease border controls, shorten quarantine period, and control number of arrivals
