Xinhua News Agency, Taipei, February 24 (Reporters Xu Ruiqing, He Zili) The Taiwan Epidemic Command Center announced on the 24th that some epidemic prevention measures were loosened.
For masks, from March 1st to March 31st, the epidemic alert standard will be relaxed to wear masks, and food and beverages in double-rail transportation vehicles such as high-speed rail and Taiwan Railway will be opened, and supermarkets, supermarkets and markets will be allowed to try to eat, and banquets will be allowed to toast table by table.
However, you still need to wear a mask when you sing, and you must wear a mask at all times when you go out to eat and drink.
From March 1, the management measures for visitors to hospitals and residential long-term care institutions will be adjusted. Hospitals and long-term care institutions in Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, and Kaohsiung City will maintain the prohibition of visiting patients and long-term care institutions, except for exceptions. Hospitals and long-term care institutions in the city are open to visiting patients and visiting.
From March 1, passengers traveling to outer islands from 5 airports and 2 ports in Taiwan will be exempted from screening and filling out health declaration forms.
In addition, entry quarantine measures will also be adjusted.
The Epidemic Epidemic Command Center stated that since March 7, the home quarantine measures on entry have been shortened from 14 days to 10 days, and the home quarantine days of close contacts of confirmed cases have also been shortened to 10 days; From 00:00 on the 7th (local flight time), overseas business people who come to Taiwan for business inspections, investment, contract performance and job applications can apply for special entry permits.
On the 24th, Taiwan added 80 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, including 7 local cases and 73 imported cases.
The new local cases were 3 males and 4 females, aged between 30s and 70s; the newly imported cases were 43 males and 30 females, aged between 5 and 70s .
Up to now, a total of 6,236,894 new coronary pneumonia-related notifications have been reported in Taiwan, with 20,236 confirmed cases, including 15,401 local cases.