Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/29/2020
By: William Yen

Taipei, May 29 (CNA) Anyone in Taiwan can obtain a self-pay test for the COVID-19 coronavirus, with effect from Friday, as the country now has adequate testing capacity, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.

With the disease transmission in the country showing signs of easing, Taiwan now has enough tests to offer to anyone who wants one, the CECC said.

The CECC's latest announcement on COVID-19 testing followed a decision on May 23 to offer self-pay tests to people traveling abroad, in light of the regulations in many countries that require test results before admitting foreign nationals.

At the time, the CECC said the tests would be available to Taiwanese citizens, foreign nationals, and their family members, if they were traveling overseas. Prior to May 23, self-pay COVID-19 tests were available only to Taiwanese citizens making emergency visits to countries in Southeast Asia, China or Macau.    [FULL STORY]