As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to expand internationally, the CECC has listed China (including Hong Kong and Macau), South Korea, and Italy and Iran under travel notice Level 3: Warning; Japan and Singapore under Level 2: Alert; and Thailand under Level 1: Watch.
Taiwan's government is planning a campaign to get information on health and hygiene to migrant workers after an Indonesian caregiver was recently confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus.
The labor ministry has urged employers not to hire illegal migrant workers. Violators will face fines between NT$150,000 and NT$750,000 (US$5,000 to US$ 25,000), which is in line with the Employment Service Act. On Wednesday, health authorities said an Indonesian migrant, working illegally in Taiwan, contracted COVID-19. The migrant worker cared for an elderly man -- Taiwan’s 27th confirmed case of COVID-19. The migrant worker is Taiwan’s 32nd confirmed case.
A Taiwanese man who recently returned from Thailand has been confirmed to have the Zika virus, which is the first imported infection this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
Taiwan is expanding the number of migrant workers local farm operators can hire on a trial basis this year, allowing them to work in different areas of the agriculture sector, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Tuesday.
The CECC stated that in response to the international spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, it has listed China (including Hong Kong and Macao) and South Korea under travel notice Level 3: Warning; Japan, Singapore, and Italy under travel notice Level 2: Alert; and Thailand and Iran under Level 1: Watch. The CECC will continue to closely monitor outbreak developments and adjust the listing of affected areas and travel notices when necessary.
The Central Epidemic Command Center has raised the travel notice level for certain countries, and details are as follows: Travel notice level 1: Thailand, Italy and Iran Travel notice level 2: Singapore and Japan Starting February 24, 2020, travelers arriving in Taiwan from these countries must conduct self-health management for 14 days.
Premier Su Tseng-chang on Thursday pledged that the government will ensure sufficient supplies for combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and that the resources will be distributed with priority to those most in need. He also instructed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to redouble support for hardworking businesses vulnerable to the outbreak.
The recent addition of travel data to National Health Insurance (NHI) smart cards indicating individuals who have recently traveled to China, Hong Kong, and Macau is to be expanded to include two new countries, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) said Sunday.
On February 16, 2020, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) indicated that in response to the expanding global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in order to early detect suspected cases and prevent community-based and nosocomial spread, the community-based surveillance measure has been expanded to include the following individuals since February 16:
