Beginning Sunday, Taiwan is enacting stricter requirements for the quarantine of people arriving from overseas. That’s due to the global spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant.
All arrivals will need to stay at a quarantine hotel or group quarantine facility at their own expense for 14 days. They will also have to undergo a PCR test before their quarantine ends.
Travelers who have visited or transited in key high risk countries in the past 14 days will undergo stricter requirements. They must stay at a group quarantine facility and will need to undergo PCR tests upon checking in the facilities and at the end of their quarantine period. These travelers will not be required to pay accommodation and testing fees. The countries on this list currently include Brazil, India, the UK, Peru, Israel, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
Flight crew of Taiwanese airlines returning from these high-risk countries must undergo home quarantine for 14 days and take a PCR test at the end of their quarantine period. They can also stay at a quarantine hotel or company dormitory that meets relevant regulations.
The cost of group quarantine facilities is NT$2,000 (US$72) a day which includes three meals. Children aged 12 years and under living with a parent will not be charged.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Saturday once the risk of the Delta variant subsides, officials will consider allowing people to stay in home quarantine.