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Timeline COVID-19
- 101First chartered flight returned to Taiwan from Wuhan, China carried 247 Taiwan citizens. They underwent group quarantine for 14 days and 1 passenger was tested positive and was hospitalized.
- 102Thailand banned on mask exports.
- 103Zhejiang Province, China listed as a Level 2 Epidemic Area. Chinese nationals residing in Zhejiang Province banned from entry into Taiwan. Taiwan citizens who had prior travel history in Zhejiang before returning to Taiwan were requested to undergo home quarantine.
- 104Mask rationing plan 1.0 came into effect. Individuals need to present National Health Insurance (NHI) Card at contracted pharmacies to register and purchase face masks.
- 105China, Hong Kong, and Macau listed as a Level 2 Epidemic Area. All entry of Chinese nationals to Taiwan were suspended.
- 106Taiwan citizens with recent travel history to China, Hong Kong, and Macau were requested to undergo a 14-day home quarantine.
- 107All major television and radio broadcast channels requisitioned by the government to broadcast major epidemic prevention informaiton.
- 108In response to the postponed new school semester, parents of children aged 12 and below were entitled to take family care leave from their respective places of employment.
- 109Guangdong Province, China listed as a Level 1 Epidemic Area.
- 110Visa and entry control measures implemented for foreign individuals who have traveled to and/or lived in China within the past 14 days.
- 111Cruise ship SuperStar Aquarius docked Taiwan. Onboard quarantine measures implemented and 128 passengers tested negative for COVID-19 were allowed to return home for self-health monitoring for 14 days.
- 112Coordinating Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation and Taiwan Sugar Corporation to manufacture and distribute hygiene alcohol.
- 113All inbound travelers transited from China, Hong Kong, and Macau were requested to undergo home quarantine for 14 days.
- 114All inbound travelers from countries other than China, Hong Kong, and Macau were requested to fill out the “COVID-19 Health Declaration”. Inbound travelers from China, Hong Kong, and Macau were requested to fill out and comply with the “COVID-19 Health Declaration and Home Quarantine Notice,” and were asked to undergo home quarantine for 14 days after entry into Taiwan.
- 115In order to provide optimal care for patients with special medical needs, face masks were provided by medical institutions to patients.
- 116Travel Notice Level for several countries raised in light of the COVID-19 status (1) Hong Kong and Macau raised to Level 3 (Warning). (2) Singapore raised to Level 2 (Alert). (3) Thailand raised to Level 1 (Watch).
- 117The Epidemic Hotline Care Center was set up.
- 118Delivery of face masks to medical institutions reached an average of 1.7 million pieces daily from the previous average of 850,000. All medical institutions were to maintain a safety stockpile adequate for 15 days of use.
- 119Dr. Tedros announced the official name for the pneumonia casued by novel coronavirus as COVID-19 in the press conference.
- 120Mask export ban extended to the end of April.
