Timeline COVID-19
- 121Travel Notice for Japan raised to Level 1 (Watch).
- 122Volunteers with backgrounds in nursing and hospice care recruited to conduct telephone welfare calls to individuals undergoing home quarantine and self-health monitoring.
- 123Henan and Zhejiang Province, China were both listed as Level 1 Areas in light of the local epidemic situation.
- 124"Quarantine System for Entry" officially went online.
- 125Face masks made available for purchase at public health centers through registered sale.
- 126Supply of rationed face masks increased from 1.65 million pieces daily to 3.96 million pieces daily.
- 127246 Taiwan nationals returned from Wuhan on first charter flight were closely monitored in centralized quarantine facilities. They were later discharged from quarantine.
- 128Diamond Princess Cruise Ship listed as location affected by COVID-19. Taiwanese nationals onboard the ship were arranged to return to Taiwan on a charter flight.
- 129WHO's situation report confirmed that cases involving human-to-human transmission appeared in 12 countries outside of China.
- 130Successful replication of antiviral drug remdesivir by a Taiwan research team that successfully synthesized 100mg worth of remdesivir.
- 131Sales outlets increased daily quota of face masks for sale from 200 pieces to 400 pieces. Kids face masks increased from 50 pieces per store to 200 pieces. 4 kids face masks can be bought every 7 days.
- 132Executive Yuan approved a special bill “Special Act for Prevention, Relief and Revitalization Measures for Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens” (draft).
- 133Korea Travel Notice raised to Level 1 (Watch).
- 13419 Taiwanese nationals from the Diamond Princess cruise ship safely returned to Taiwan. Two rounds of testing turned out negative for COVID-19 infections. All 19 Taiwanese nationals underwent strict 14-day quarantine.
- 135Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the window of opportunity to contain the outbreak was narrowing.
- 136Japan and Korea Travel Notice raised to Level 2 (Alert).
- 137Age restrictions widened on the purchase of kid’s masks, from 12 to 13 years of age and below.
- 138Iran and Italy Travel Notice raised to Level 1 (Watch).
- 139Compensation plan on restricting overseas travel for medical personnel and social workers.
- 140Travelers arriving from Level 1 (Thailand, Italy, Iran) and Level 2 (Singapore, Japan) destinations were requested to undergo self-health management for 14 days from the date of arrival.