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Timeline COVID-19
- 161Offering of health educational materials worth NT$200 or below to individuals aged 18 or older receiving their first dose or second dose of COVID-19 vaccine remains effective until March 31; eligible individuals encouraged to get vaccinated as soon as possible
- 162From April 1 to April 30, mask mandate and current epidemic prevention measures to remain in place, and epidemic prevention rules for specific entertainment venues to be tightened
- 163CECC increases distribution points of government-funded COVID-19 home test kits and releases information on community testing facilities to enhance community surveillance; individuals needing test kits or tests can visit such locations to obtain services
- 164Verification program of Digital COVID-19 Certificate system updated to cooperate with epidemic prevention regulations and provide new services
- 165CECC to relax home isolation rules starting today and make rolling adjustments based on pandemic situation
- 166CECC announces Guidelines for Home Care Management of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and urges the public to comply with related guidance
- 167CECC extends effective period of offering health educational materials worth NT$500 or below to people 65 or older (including indigenous people aged 55-64) when they get vaccinated against COVID-19 until May 31
- 168Optimized Taiwan Social Distancing App available for download; public encouraged to download this app to take self-initiated preventive measures
- 169Starting today, PCR testing to be replaced by rapid testing at end of home isolation and quarantine periods
- 170Effective from April 22, rules on three COVID-19 doses to be tightened
- 171CECC adjusts testing measures for individuals under home isolation/quarantine to effectively manage mild cases
- 172Rules on transportation to be eased for individuals under COVID-19 home care, home isolation, or home quarantine
- 173ACIP experts recommend use of Moderna vaccine for children aged 6-11, booster dose for adolescents aged 12-17, and second booster dose for certain individuals
- 174CECC implements key contact tracing starting April 25 and shortens home isolation period with 3+4 plan starting April 26; new isolation rules retroactively apply to people who have been in isolation for over three days and allow them to be released from isolation beginning April 27
- 175Starting today, contact information registration to be removed; from April 27 to May 31, current mask mandate and other epidemic prevention measures to remain in place
- 176COVID-19 contact tracing self-reporting system to be launched on May 1 to simplify contact tracing procedures of health departments
- 177CECC plans to set up more community screening sites, epidemic prevention (fever) clinics and encourages basic-level clinics to provide testing to increase testing capacity
- 178On May 7, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that it has made adjustments to home isolation measures, which are listed below and effective from May 8.
- 179CECC 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
- 180To 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
