Staff writer, with CNAStarting tomorrow, travelers who have transited through China, Hong Kong or Macau on their way to Taiwan would be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival, the Central Epidemic Command Center said. The first, which the government calls “home isolation,” is used for people who have come in contact with confirmed cases of the virus, it said. Those under home isolation would receive health checks from medical authorities twice each day and are to be electronically monitored via their cellphones, it added. The second type, which the government calls “home quarantine,” is applied to people who have recently traveled in or transited through China, Hong Kong or Macau, the center said. People who breach the terms of their home isolation or quarantine could face penalties, such as mandatory medical isolation, under the Communicable Disease Control Act (傳染病防治法), it added.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2020 15:56 UTC