Students and teachers at senior and junior high schools as well as elementary schools around Taiwan will all be prohibited from overseas travel until the end of the current semester, the Central Epidemic Command Center said Monday, citing a Cabinet decision. The confirmed case, which occurred in northern Taiwan, resulted in the other students in his class ordered to be placed in home quarantine for 14 days. The Taipei Department of Education announced that students and teachers in the city's high schools or under are barred from traveling abroad until July 14. Although there can be exceptions, such as cases in which students have to take part in competitions overseas, they will be required to seek prior approval from the education department, it said. Including Taiwan, nearly 140 nations and areas have experienced infections, with the number of deaths surpassing 6,000 globally, according to CECC data.

Source: The Standard March 17, 2020 08:48 UTC