ON ALERT: The CECC has designated China’s Zhejiang Province a secondary epidemic area, as 829 coronavirus infections were confirmed there as of Monday
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 05, 2020
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China, the Central Epidemic
Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced that foreign nationals who have visited China within the previous two weeks would be denied entry into Taiwan starting on Friday, adding that it has also listed China’s Zhejiang Province as a secondary epidemic area.Starting on Friday, foreign nationals who have visited or resided in China — excluding Hong Kong and Macau — within the previous 14 days would be prohibited from entering Taiwan, Department of International Cooperation and Economic Affairs Director-General Phoebe Yeh (葉非比) told a CECC news conference.
The restriction includes those who are eligible for visa-free treatment, landing visas and e-visas, as well as those who have valid visas, she said. [FULL STORY]