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Taipei Times
Date: May 30, 2020
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter

Anyone in Taiwan can now pay to be tested for the novel coronavirus, as the nation now has adequate testing capacity, the Central Epidemic Command Center said.

The announcement yesterday followed a decision on Saturday last week to offer self-paid testing to people traveling abroad, as many countries require a negative test result before admitting foreigners.

Self-paid testing was previously available only to Taiwanese making emergency visits to countries in Southeast Asia, China or Macau.

People can pay to be tested once every three months at a cost to be determined by hospitals, the center said.    [FULL  STORY]