COVID-19: Isolation rule on close contacts easedLIVING WITH COVID-19: Close contacts with a booster shot would no longer follow the ‘3+4’ policy, instead practicing ‘0+7,’ or self-disease prevention for seven daysBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterClose contacts of COVID-19 cases who have received a booster shot no longer need to isolate at home, but should practice seven days of “self-disease prevention,” effective today, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday. Health workers simulate processing a sample at a drive-in COVID-19 rapid test center outside the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday during a trial run. Photo: Pin Fang-chao, Taipei TimesClose contacts would no longer be required to follow the “3+4” policy — isolate at home for three days and practice self-disease prevention for four days — but would need to follow a “0+7” policy — practice self-disease prevention for seven days. Confirmed cases are still required to quarantine for seven days, followed by seven days of self-health management, he added. If they disagree, the doctor can arrange for the patient to receive a polymerase chain reaction test or another rapid test.
