In Taiwan, the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly, and the number of new infections in the region has exceeded 5,000 for two consecutive days.
On the other hand, the authorities have decided to reduce the quarantine period of close contacts from 10 days to 3 days in order to reduce the impact on economic activities.
In Taiwan, infection with the mutant virus Omicron strain has spread rapidly earlier this month, and officials have announced that new infections in the region exceeded 5,000 for the first time on the 24th and reached the 5,100 level on the 25th. have become.
In response to this situation, the authorities decided to narrow the range of close contacts to family members living with infected people and people working in the same room in order to reduce the burden on the public health and medical departments, and started implementation from the 25th. Did.
In addition, the quarantine period will be shortened from 10 days to 3 days in order to reduce the impact of the increase in close contacts on economic activities.
From the 4th to the 7th day after that, a simple test is obligatory every day, and if it is negative, it is possible to go to work under conditions such as avoiding crowds.
Regarding the shortening of quarantine, President Su Tseng-chang, the prime minister, said, "We will not block cities like Shanghai, and will gradually enable people to live normally."
On the other hand, the quarantine of people arriving from overseas will be maintained for 10 days, saying that it is necessary to continue to monitor the status of virus mutations.