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Timeline COVID-19
- 81First 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
- 82Beginning May 9, mandatory quarantine for arrivals to be shortened to 7 days; 7-day self-health management remain required for arrivals starting 8th day
- 83Green channel set up for preschoolers seeking medical attention to prioritize care for children
- 84Taiwan-Palau travel bubble starts from March 17, 2021: it allows travel agencies to organize group tours to Palau and receive tour groups from Palau; tours organized under the travel bubble should meet five main disease prevention principles
- 85To mitigate medical care load of severe COVID-19 cases, CECC purchases drugs for combined use in monoclonal antibody therapy to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases at risk of developing severe cases
- 86EU announces changes to validity period of Digital COVID Certificate
- 87Lunar New Year Quarantine Programs extended until February 28, 2022; travelers coming to Taiwan must follow related quarantine measures
- 88Starting February 15, Taiwan to implement second phase of special program for foreign workers' entry
- 89Nationwide epidemic alert to remain at Level 2 from February 8 to 28; CECC urges public to follow epidemic prevention and control measures to safeguard epidemic prevention efforts in community
- 90Entry quarantine measures for arrivals experiencing symptoms in the past 14 days to be enhanced starting from November 9
- 91To protect health of young people, Moderna's next-generation bivalent vaccine available to people aged 18-49 as booster doses starting October 11
- 92Second batch of 624,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of October 31
- 93CECC 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
- 94To 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
- 95People in home isolation or quarantine urged to take at-home rapid tests and report back their test results on time during self-health management period
- 96Starting March 7, CECC to implement new quarantine and disease prevention and control measures for flight crews of Taiwanese airlines aboard flights arriving in Taiwan
- 97In response to spread of Delta variant globally, Taiwan to tighten health monitoring measures for people entering Taiwan via airport/port starting 12:00 pm on July 2
- 98First batch of 504,000 doses of Novavax vaccine allocated through COVAX to arrive in Taiwan on morning of June 30
- 99Third round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on July 1; people can purchase test kits with their NHI cards
- 100To ensure health of children aged 0-6, second round of program to offer five free at-home rapid antigen test kits to children in age group to begin on July 1
