Taiwan Mulls Ending COVID-19 Quarantine for Arrivals If Infections Drop

Travelers arrive at the airport as the Taiwanese government announced a ban for most foreigners entering the island, as part of preventive measures against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Taoyuan International airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 18, 2020. Ann Wang/Reuters

Taiwan is mulling ending its mandatory quarantine for all arrivals in late October if the country’s COVID-19 cases drop significantly, a government official said on Thursday.

The Central Epidemic Command Center’s spokesperson, Chuang Jen-hsiang, said the quarantine rule could be lifted next month, and travelers will only need to observe seven days of self-conducted epidemic prevention measures.