Focus Taiwan
Date: 07/02/2020
By: Chen Wei-ting and Chiang Yi-ching
The CECC had stipulated that foreign travelers to Taiwan must show a negative COVID-19 test that had been conducted no more than three days before their departure date, but on Thursday, it changed the timeframe to three business days.
The change was made because some foreign nationals whose flights were close to or on a weekend had reported difficulty obtaining the COVID-19 test within the three-day timeframe, CECC official Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) said at a press conference.
He said the CECC had already informed the airlines of the slight change to its regulations in that regard. [FULL STORY]