UK travelers to undergo centralized quarantine
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Starting at 12am today, all travelers from the UK, or those who have visited the UK within 14 days prior to arriving in Taiwan, would be placed in centralized quarantine upon arrival, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced yesterday.
The UK has reported a new variant of COVID-19, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center.
The variant was first detected in September, and since November has rapidly spread in the UK, even becoming the dominant strain in some areas, Chen added.
People queue outside the Waitrose and Partners supermarket in London, England, yesterday.
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, listens during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP, File)
Indian municipal workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) guide passengers arriving from United Kingdom, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Previous Next
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