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CECC urges travelers with history of travel to China within 14 days after returning to Taiwan to temporarily halt visiting patients, doctors or health checkups; professional caregivers with such travel history at healthcare facilities are advised to temporarily halt work

  • Data Source:Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • Created:2020-02-02
  • Last Updated:2020-02-04

On February 1, 2020, an expert consultation meeting was convened, and following resolutions were made: (1) unless special circumstances apply, people with a history of travel to China within 14 days after returning to Taiwan are advised to temporarily avoid visiting hospitals and other healthcare facilities and to postpone nonessential medical care services or checkups; and (2) professional caregivers with a history of travel to China who work at nursing homes and healthcare facilities are advised to temporarily halt work and to stay at home and conduct self-health management for 14 days.