“We will not allow our medical and related capacity to be used on non-Taiwanese. “There are already many problems to deal with among Taiwanese, such as those who are ill, but stranded in Wuhan … Emergency rescue operations could be needed at any time.” “We know there is kinship between Chinese minor children and their Taiwanese parents, but our principle is to put Taiwanese first,” Chen said. Many Taiwanese in China are likely to return for the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, so the center is worried that loosening border controls would cause a capacity shortage, he added.Ībout 5,000 people are placed in home quarantine every day and as quarantines last 14 days, there would be more than 70,000 people in home quarantine every day and more people are needed to monitor them, Chen said.ĬOVID-19 testing capacity has increased to about 1,010 people per day, but two test results are required to confirm each case and about 40 percent of the nation’s 1,100 negative pressure isolation rooms are being used, so some capacity must be reserved for possible emergency situations, he said. “However, there must be a differentiation at border controls and priority is given to Taiwanese,” he said.
The announcement quickly sparked public confusion and criticism, with the MAC on Tuesday night saying that the policy had been narrowed to only include Chinese children who are under 18 years old, “have been living in Taiwan” and “have no one to take care of them in China,” adding that they must apply for entry and gain approval from the National Immigration Agency.Ĭhen yesterday said that anyone who is in Taiwan would receive equal medical treatment if they are infected, and anyone who is in home isolation or home quarantine in Taiwan would also be regulated equally. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, front, attends a news conference at the Central Epidemic Command Center in Taipei yesterday regarding the COVID-19 situation.
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