Focus Taiwan
Date: 07/03/2020
By: Chen Wei-ting and William Yen

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) Foreign residents of Taiwan will no longer have to provide negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test results when entering the country starting Saturday, the Central Epidemic Command Center said Friday.

Foreign residents with residency permits are not restricted from entering Taiwan, and because Taiwanese do not have to show a negative COVID-19 test when re-entering the country, foreign residents should not have to either, the CECC said in reversing a previous decision.

The CECC announced on June 24 that all foreign nationals, including resident permit holders, would have to show a negative COVID-19 test conducted no more than three days before their departure date when entering Taiwan.

On Thursday, the three-day timeframe was changed to three business days, and on Friday, the test requirement was lifted for resident permit holders.    [FULL STORY]