On June 18, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced one new confirmed imported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Case #446 is an over 60-year-old male who visited Bangladesh for work on his own in the second half of January. The case flew to Malaysia from Bangladesh on June 12.
At the Cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Su Tseng-chang applauded Taiwan for earning recognition from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) where vaccination is not practiced.
The CECC reiterated that confirmed cases should wear a mask at all times during their flight to Taiwan. It advised that they should be subject to entry measures for travelers from countries listed at Level 3: Warning.
More than 2,000 foreign students from 11 countries and areas, who are graduating this year, will be allowed to return to Taiwan soon, after being shut out for more than three months due to border control measures imposed by Taiwan in March at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 17, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced the conditions under which short-term business travelers can apply for reduced amount of time of home quarantine. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has continued to subside in Taiwan, the CECC had several consultation meetings with relevant government agencies in a bid to reopen borders for international business and trade activity.
