Officials ready for UK flight: CECCLONDON CALLING: Today’s flight with 120 passengers is the first to arrive from England since measures were put in place in response to the UK’s new virus variantBy Wu Liang-yi and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerHealth officials have already made preparations for a China Airlines (中華航空) flight that is bringing 120 passengers to Taiwan from the UK today, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said yesterday. Today’s flight from London, which is to arrive at 6:15pm, is the first from the UK to arrive since the new measures were put in place, the center said. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, center, and Premier Su Tseng-chang, right, yesterday inspect a COVID-19 quarantine center in New Taipei City’s Wulai District. Anyone who has recently traveled to the UK would be subject to the same regulations, he added. Over the past few days, 26 people who have recently been to the UK were placed in a quarantine facility, he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2020 18:56 UTC