CECC raises epidemic warning to Level 2 and implements related restrictions and measures, effective from May 11 to June 8, in response to increased risk of community transmission

Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced several COVID-19 confirmed cases with activities in Taipei and Yi-Lan Counties earlier today (May 11, 2021). The unknown sources of the infection among these confirmed cases raises up the potential risk of community transmission to a higher level.
 

OIA would like to remind everyone to wear mask, wash hands regularly and keep social distancing, as well as avoid going to crowded public places. Until June 8th, 2021, please follow the preventive guidelines by CECC.
 

If you have suspected clinical signs of COVID-19 (e.g., unknown fever, diarrhea, upper respiratory diseases, abnormal sense of smell or taste) and especially have exposure on the travel history of the confirmed cases, please wear masks, seek for medical help immediately and do not go to campus or participate public activities. Thanks for your cooperation.

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Source: CDC Press Release (Full Version)

On May 11, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that in response to the increased risk of community transmission caused by local cases of unknown sources of infection in Taiwan, it would raise epidemic warning to Level 2: Local Cases of Unknown Sources, effective from today to June 8, a total of four weeks, and would impose restrictions on personal activities, going out, gatherings, business venues, public transportation and other related measures. Related restrictions and measures are listed below.

1. Members of the public should avoid crowded venues and to wear a mask at places with high risks of infection and transmission. Those who do not wear face masks may be fined.

2. Organizers of gatherings and activities should adopt measures that ensure social distancing and mask-wearing, use partitions, keep a record of participants' contact information, take temperatures, sanitize environments, and institute crowd flow control, capacity limits and route arrangement. Organizers failing to adopt these measures should cancel their activities.

3. In principle, organizers should cancel outdoor activities of more than 500 people and indoor activities of more than 100 people. However, if organizers of such gatherings and activities can arrange designated seats for participants and spare a seat from the next participant; keep a record of participants' contact information; ensure participants wear masks all the time; and prohibit consumption of food and beverages, organizers may hold such events after submitting disease prevention plans to the local regulatory authority and obtaining permission.

4. Business owners and public venue management units should take measures that ensure social distancing and mask-wearing, use partitions, keep a record of customers' contact information, take temperatures, sanitize environments, and institute crowd flow control, capacity limits and route arrangement. Those failing to take these measures should suspend their business. When necessary, entertainment and leisure businesses and public areas will be closed.

5. Food and beverage service owners should keep a record of customers' contact information; sanitize/disinfect environments regularly; ensure staff members wear masks, maintain hand hygiene, take customers' temperatures, sanitize customers' hands, provide serving utensils, and provide assistance in other personal protective measures for customers; and install partitions between customers. Members of the public are advised to choose takeout at food and beverage service venues failing to adopt these measures.

6. Consumption of food and beverages is prohibited on Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) trains, Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) trains, and intercity buses. Starting May 15, no standing ticket shall be sold on THSR intercity trains and TRA intercity trains.