Taipei Times
Date: Jan 24, 2020
By: Shelley Shan, Lin Hui-chin and Dennis Xie / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The nation’s epidemic response command center has upgraded efforts against the 2019 novel
People wear surgical masks at a crowded Lunar New Year fair in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times
Wuhan residents would be prevented from entering Taiwan, Chen told a news conference in Taipei.
Symptom-free travelers from China, Hong Kong and Macau would need to sign a declaration of good health and say whether they were routed through Wuhan, with those making false declarations, a breach of the Communicable Disease Control Act (傳染病防治法), facing a fine of NT$10,000 to NT$150,000, Chen added.
Chinese tourists who have visited Wuhan in the past 14 days would be reported and hospitalized, or monitored by officials, depending on their status, he said. [FULL STORY]
