Virus Outbreak: Travel notice for 20 nations, three US states raisedBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday raised its travel notice for 19 Asian nations, one Eastern European country and three US states to a level 3 “warning,” saying that travelers from those countries would be quarantined at home for 14 days upon arriving in Taiwan. “Responding to the escalating global COVID-19 situation, we are raising the travel notice to a level 3 ‘warning’ — avoid unnecessary travel — for 20 nations and three US states,” he said. He said that although the travel notice takes effect tomorrow, the quarantine measures would begin immediately. Visa-waiver programs would be suspended for countries or areas that have been issued a level 3 travel notice, Chen said, adding that foreign nationals from those places who need to travel to Taiwan must apply for a visa at the nation’s representative offices. The next two weeks is a critical observation period and the center expects the number of confirmed cases to increase, Chen said.

Source: Taipei Times March 17, 2020 15:56 UTC