Arrivals need to get tested three timesNEW POLICY: The Central Epidemic Command Center said the requirement is in response to the global spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterStarting today, all arrivals to Taiwan are to be tested three times for COVID-19 before the end of their quarantine period. The arrivals would be given a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival and at the end of their quarantine period, it said. Specimen collection rooms at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport await COVID-19 test specimens from arriving passengers yesterday. Arrivals who have not visited these countries in the past 14 days would also need to take a PCR test upon arrival, it said. However, all arrivals are now required to stay at a quarantine hotel or centralized quarantine facility, he said.

Source: Taipei Times July 01, 2021 15:56 UTC