CECC considering Palau travel bubble

Progress:
With the support of Taiwan’s Shinkong Wu Ho-su Memorial Clinic, Palau will with any luck , have additional than 50 % of its population vaccinated by April 30

• By Lee I-chia / Staff members reporter

The Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) yesterday verified that it is mulling a “travel bubble” amongst Taiwan and Palau.&#13

Facilities for Ailment Handle (CDC) Deputy Director-Basic Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesperson, claimed the journey bubble program has been reviewed continuously, and a assembly to conclude the make a difference would acquire put in the future several days.&#13

Shinkong Wu Ho-su Memorial Clinic has been supporting health care treatment and COVID-19 tests in Palau, so it understands the condition there effectively, and there has not been any COVID-19 outbreak in Palau, he stated.&#13

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A number of designs are currently being reviewed, but the information would only be announced following a last determination is made, medical center vice superintendent Hung Tzu-jen (洪子仁) claimed.&#13

About 17 % of the inhabitants in Palau have been given the Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine, Hung mentioned.&#13

The healthcare facility would assist with vaccinations in Palau from next 7 days, so that a protection amount of far more than 50 p.c could hopefully be achieved by the conclusion of following month, he reported.&#13

Taiwan and Palau are speaking about a plan to established up a traveler verification center, so that when persons endure a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) exam at a designated healthcare facility just before touring to Palau, the exam outcome would be submitted immediately to the middle, earning entry methods a lot more hassle-free for vacationers, Hung stated.&#13

As for no matter whether vacationers to Palau would be demanded to acquire a PCR or antibody examination upon arrival, and regardless of whether they would need to have to quarantine or observe self-health and fitness management just after returning to Taiwan, that would be reviewed by the CECC and professionals, Hung said.&#13

In the meantime, Taiwan reported two imported situations of COVID-19 yesterday.&#13

A person is an Indian in his 30s who arrived in Taiwan for do the job on Feb. 18 from India and transited via Dubai, Chuang claimed.&#13

The person offered a damaging PCR take a look at result and did not have any signs or symptoms immediately after arrival, so he stayed in a quarantine resort, Chuang reported, introducing that he took a paid out PCR examination on Friday soon after finishing his quarantine, and the result came back positive yesterday.&#13

The other is a Filipina in her 30s who arrived in Taiwan for operate on Friday and also presented a destructive PCR test result, but she experienced a fever upon arrival at the airport, so medical procedure and tests were being organized for her, he explained.&#13

The take a look at final result came back good yesterday, he said, introducing that 13 travellers who sat near to her on the flight to Taiwan have been put underneath dwelling isolation.&#13

As for the scenario of a Taiwanese male who arrived in Vietnam on Feb. 19, analyzed adverse two times on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20, but was documented by Vietnamese wellbeing authorities as acquiring analyzed constructive on Thursday, Chuang mentioned that four of his shut contacts in Taiwan examined adverse in PCR and antibody assessments on Saturday.&#13

“The situation has probably not caused any an infection risk in Taiwan,” he mentioned.