CECC removes South Korea from its list of medium-risk countries as local cases in the country continue to increase
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On November 11, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced the updated list of countries/regions eligible for shortened quarantine periods in Taiwan. The CECC reported that cluster infections in South Korea continued to rise and local coronavirus cases were on an upward trend. Furthermore, the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has not met the criteria for the CECC's medium-risk category for over two weeks. Therefore, South Korea is removed from the CECC's list of medium-risk countries/regions, effective immediately. The latest list of eligible countries/regions is as follows:
1. Low-risk countries/regions: New Zealand, Macao, Palau, Fiji, Brunei, Thailand, Mongolia, Bhutan, Laos, Nauru, East Timor, Mauritius, Vietnam, the Marshall Islands.
2. Medium-risk countries/regions: Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Cambodia.