Timeline COVID-19
- 161Effective December 1, weekly cap of arrivals to be increased to 200,000
- 162Effective December 10, Taiwan to remove weekly cap of arrivals
- 163Executive Yuan President Su Tseng-chang finalized the implementation of the " Kinmen and Matsu Region People's Spring Festival Transportation Project" two weeks before and after the Chinese New Year next year to provide maximum assistance and convenience for the villagers to return home.
- 164Effective January 6, travelers arriving on flights originating from China and transiting through Hong Kong or Macao must provide COVID-19 test results
- 165To continue detecting high-risk variants from China and implementing special travel arrangement for Kinmen and Matsu residents, saliva-based PCR testing for travelers arriving on direct flights from China and through special travel program extended to Feb. 6
- 166Starting Feb. 7, Taiwan to ease entry and quarantine requirements, lift saliva PCR testing on arrivals from China at airports/ports; arrivals still need to undergo 7-day period of self-initiated prevention and only need to take rapid tests if they have symptoms
- 167With steady easing of COVID-19 measures, Taiwan to adjust test time rule for arrivals during their 7-day period of self-initiated prevention from Feb. 7
- 168CECC visits 22 counties and cities to discuss strategies for increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and obtain feedback from local governments on COVID-19 response
- 169Starting March 1, arrivals and close contacts of confirmed cases no longer receive free COVID-19 at-home rapid tests