CECC may ease health rules for travel to Palau‘TRAVEL BUBBLE’: Strict self-health management rules for the first five days after returning to Taiwan may be relaxed after lackluster sales of tours to the Pacific islandBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) is considering relaxing self-health management requirements for Taiwanese tourists returning from Palau after disappointing tour sales threaten the “travel bubble” agreement between the two countries. The CECC made the remarks yesterday after the six travel agencies designated to arrange tours to Palau reported lackluster sales following the pilot tours on April 1, which were joined by 100 tourists. Restrooms set aside for “travel bubble passengers” are pictured at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on April 4. Afterward, they are required to observe general self-health management guidelines for another nine days. “We will continue to work with travel agents to promote tours to Palau in the hope of maximizing the benefits brought by the ‘travel bubble’ agreement,” it said.

Source: Taipei Times April 13, 2021 15:56 UTC