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Premier: No plans to test all arrivals for COVID-19

  • 06 August, 2020
  • John Van Trieste
Premier: No plans to test all arrivals for COVID-19
All people entering Taiwan are being required to go into quarantine, but only those showing signs of illness are being tested for COVID-19.

Premier Su Tseng-chang says that the government has no plans to start testing all people entering Taiwan for COVID-19. Su was speaking Thursday during a cabinet meeting in which the mayors of six major cities from across Taiwan took part.

During the meeting, New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi repeated an earlier call to test all people entering Taiwan on arrival. Currently, all arrivals must go into quarantine for a 14-day period, but only those who show COVID-19 symptoms are tested.

In response, Su said that the current system has had good results and will be kept in place as it is for the time being.

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