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Timeline COVID-19
- 221Effective from Jan. 9-31, regular rapid testing measures at residential and community care institutions adjusted
- 222Regular rapid testing measures at residential and community care institutions extended until Feb 28, 2023
- 223CECC reminds people who haven't completed their primary series vaccination to get vaccinated as soon as possible and to pay attention to availability of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appointments
- 224CECC announces plans to relax indoor mask rules; eased rules scheduled to take effect on Feb. 20 if pandemic situation remains stable
- 225Regular rapid testing measures at community care institutions discontinued effective on Feb 27, 2023; the frequency of rapid testing for care recipients in residential care institutions relaxed to once a week and will remain till March 31
- 2262023 National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign" with its main theme being "Vaccine Plus One. Easing Restriction Safely" will be launched on March 6
- 227Taiwan Social Distancing app to give push notifications about clarification of epidemic prevention information and disinformation
- 228COVID-19 recommendations on infection control for handling of bodies of deceased COVID-19 patients adjusted on March 20 in response to loosened epidemic prevention and control rules
- 229Effective March 20, mild COVID-19 cases exempt from reporting, isolation and should seek medical care immediately if they experience severe symptoms/warning signs; high-risk individuals meeting criteria can still receive oral antiviral medications
- 230Effective 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
- 231CECC announces plans to relax mask rules on public transportation; eased rules scheduled to take effect on April 17 if pandemic situation remains stable
- 232Effective April 17, CECC to adjust some visitation, resident management measures for residential long-term care facilities during COVID-19
- 233Vaccination 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
- 234Doctors will be alerted by the NHI MediCould System if a patient has the Hubei travel history in the past 14 days
- 235Non-NHI contracted medical institutions can apply for NHI information virtual private network (VPN) to get patient’s travel and contact history.
- 236Entry and Exit Rosters assembled into the NHI MediCloud System.
