Taiwan rejects general coronavirus testing for arrivals from 12 countries


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Testing of arrivals from Philippines to be evaluated after one month: CECC 2793 By Matthew Strong , Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2020/08/20 16:40 Arrivals at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Arrivals at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Contrary to media reports, there are no plans to introduce general Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for passengers arriving from 12 high-risk countries, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Thursday (Aug. 20). At present, arrivals from the Philippines are subject to the tests, as most of the recent imported cases in Taiwan have been Taiwanese nationals returning from work...