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Timeline COVID-19
- 721Effective 27, regular rapid testing measures to end for residential care institutions for the physically or mentally disabled, group and residential care facilities for children and youth; regular rapid testing measures at other residential care institutions extended until April 30, with one rapid test required every week for care recipients
- 72212th round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on April 1; people can purchase test kits with their NHI cards
- 723CECC to expand eligibility for receiving preventative monoclonal antibody medication targeting SARS-CoV-2 and adjust related recommendations based on dominant strains and effectiveness of medication
- 724CECC revises criteria for release from isolation for confirmed COVID-19 cases (with complications)
- 725CECC to adjust testing measures for inpatients and individuals accompanying patients to hospitals on April 10; other control measures for visitors and individuals accompanying patients remain unchanged
- 726CECC announces plans to relax mask rules on public transportation; eased rules scheduled to take effect on April 17 if pandemic situation remains stable
- 727Effective April 17, CECC to adjust some visitation, resident management measures for residential long-term care facilities during COVID-19
- 728CECC thanks everyone for standing with them over this 1,194-day journey, welcomes post-pandemic life
- 729Name-based rapid test distribution system to remain in place until April 30 and be discontinued as of May 1 as it has served its purpose in previous stages of pandemic
- 730Effective May 1, regular rapid testing measures to be removed for residential long-term care facilities, residential psychiatric rehabilitation centers, psychiatric service institutions, and veterans homes; weekly rapid tests remain mandatory for care recipients and regular testing extended until May 31 in nursing homes and senior welfare institutions
- 731Effective May 1, COVID-19 to be downgraded to Category 4 notifiable communicable disease and CECC to disband; Ministry of Health and Welfare to take charge of relevant preparation and response work
- 732Vaccination leave policy to be ended along with disbandment of CECC; general leave rules to apply to COVID-19 vaccinations as epidemic prevention work has become normalized
- 733Warmth, persistence, and appreciation: President Tsai Ing-wen, Premier Chen Chien-jen lead epidemic prevention teams in expressing gratitude to all COVID-19 donors and frontline epidemic prevention heroes
- 734Starting June 1, local health centers to stop selling face masks on Saturdays
- 735Starting April 19, NHI-contracted pharmacies and local health centers to stop selling face masks on Sundays
- 736Doctors will be alerted by the NHI MediCould System if a patient has the Hubei travel history in the past 14 days
- 737Non-NHI contracted medical institutions can apply for NHI information virtual private network (VPN) to get patient’s travel and contact history.
- 738Entry and Exit Rosters assembled into the NHI MediCloud System.
