Traveling while sick can slow recovery: doctorsBy Chou Ming-hung and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan Taoyuan International Airport medical staff reminded people not to insist on flying while feeling sick, after certifying an office worker with severe flu-like symptoms as unfit to fly. The Landseed Hospital-run center said on Tuesday last week that doctors removed a woman in her 20s from her company retreat abroad after she vomited during check-in. Travelers walk in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of Taoyuan International Airport CorpInstead, her cold-like symptoms became more severe at the airport and she began to suffer nausea, vertigo, muscle aches and chills, he said. The patient was not permitted to fly because her symptoms suggest a potentially serious medical condition, Hsu said, as overseas travel is not conducive to recovery.

Source: Taipei Times February 07, 2026 17:15 UTC