Skipped quarantine sees EVA crew axedRULES IGNORED: CDC Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang said that crew members who break the rules would be required to complete the full 14-day quarantineBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThree EVA Airways flight attendants were fired last month and this month after they failed to follow the government’s quarantine requirements. While on flight duty, crew members must wear nitrile medical gloves, protective gear, masks and goggles, it said, adding that they are prohibited from interacting with locals at their destination, but must stay in their hotel and dine with other crew members. Airline supervisors at overseas destinations randomly check on the crew at their hotel and remind them to compy with the government’s disease prevention measures, EVA Air said, adding that crew must undergo a five-day home quarantine upon their return to Taiwan. As a result, cabin crew members do not need to quarantine for 14 days whenever they re-enter Taiwan, it added. Due to the special nature of their jobs, prevention measures for crew members on Taiwanese carriers are managed by the airline, he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 03, 2020 15:56 UTC