Local governments can independently outline mandatory regulations for the use of masks for 8 types of enclosed or overcrowded spaces, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, reporting the case of a Filipino who tested positive after returning to the Philippines from Taiwan.
From the center to taste the mandatory prevention regulations of COVID-19 and began selling the “new way of life prevention of diseases” on June 7, the Minister of Health and Welfare, Chen Shih-chungArray 陳 時, who also runs the CCCB, said he saw more and more other people rent their guards.
Chen said the medium encourages others to practice social estrangement or wear a mask in 8 types of enclosed or overcrowded spaces: physical care and long-term care centers, public transportation, markets, educational sites, places, devout places, recreational sites, and at primary events.
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Local governments can establish mandatory regulations to wear masks on those sites if they deem it necessary and impose sanctions on others who do not comply with regulations, Chen said, adding that local governments are required to inform the CCCB of its regulations earlier. implement them.
If the internal COVID-19 scenario worsens or if national cases of unknown infection resources are reported in some cities, counties or regions, the CCCB may also announce site-specific masking rules, he said.
“We are still in the ‘persuading and encouraging’ phase of others to wear a mask, but we respect local government decisions and can make it mandatory if they wish,” Chen said.
The CCCB reported through the Philippine government that a Filipino woman tested positive for COVID-19 when she arrived in Manila last week, she said.
He is over 30 years old and has been operating in Taiwan since February 27, Chen said, adding that he returned home Wednesday last week.
The CCCB stated that the asymptomatic woman and that 21 other people who had close contact with her in Taiwan, as well as colleagues and her roommate, underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and antibody tests.
Deputy Director-General of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊 祥), who also acts as a ceCC spokeswoman, said two PCR verification effects were so negative, while the others were still under review, adding that the medium will ask the Philippine government for more detailed data on the case.
When asked to comment on cases of Taiwann travelers who tested positive in other countries, Chuang said some of the effects were unclear, referring to others who tested positive and negative when other verification kits were used.
However, the main fear of ceCC is to have an effect on local communities, Chuang said, adding that while SARS symptoms were obvious and can only be used to temporarily identify and isolate cases, other people with COVID-19 show no symptoms and it is difficult to know whether those symptoms can spread the virus.
That’s why it’s vital for other people to wear masks for themselves,” he said.
The policy of conducting PCR testing on all travelers arriving from the Philippines has been in force since July 26, and from August 12, arrivals in the country must remain in quarantine services that do not exist in the center after entering Taiwan.
When asked about the continuation of the policy, Chuang said that 557 travelers from the Philippines had been assessed since the implementation of the policy, another 51 people with symptoms and 11 with COVID-19.
Of the other 506 people tested without symptoms, two had positive results, he added.
As the COVID-19 scenario in South Korea has worsened over the past two weeks, the CCCB removed South Korea from the list of “countries or spaces with a medium to low infection threat” to which short-term business travelers may apply. shorter quarantine periods, Chen said, adding that Sri Lanka, Nauru, Timor-Leste and Mauritius have been added to the list of “low-threat countries or areas of infection.”