Focus Taiwan
Date: 02/16/2020
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Feb. 16 (CNA) Taiwan will expand screening for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by taking samples from all travelers arriving in the country who have a fever or respiratory symptoms starting Monday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

With the number of confirmed cononavirus cases increasing in Singapore and Thailand, the CECC last week raised the travel alert to Singapore to level two, which urges citizens to take "protective measures" if they travel there.

The alert for Thailand has been raised to level one, urging people heading there to "adhere to local preventive measures," according to Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), deputy director-general of Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control and a CECC official.

The CECC already tests individuals arriving in Taiwan who have traveled to the two countries over the past two weeks and show symptoms.    [FULL  STORY]