China Airlines flight crew members. CNA file photo Dec. 27, 2020
Taipei, Dec. 28 (CNA) Taiwan is tightening its quarantine rules for long-haul flight crews by lengthening the quarantine period after an EVA Air pilot infected another person earlier this month despite the protocols in place.
Under the new rules, which take effect on Jan. 1, 2021, long-haul flight crews or flight crews that enter another country before returning to Taiwan will have to stay in quarantine for seven days, up from the current three days for pilots and five days for flight attendants.
Also, such individuals will not be allowed to leave their hotel or home unless they test negative for COVID-19 after the seven days of home quarantine, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who also heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), said Monday.
CNA photo Dec. 27, 2020
Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) A China Airlines (CAL) flight from London arrived in Taiwan Sunday evening, with all 114 passengers given a COVID-19 test shortly after they arrived.
As of press time, of the five passengers and 13 crew members that had been tested, four passengers were found to have been showing symptoms, while one another has a fever and has been sent to hospital, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) deputy head Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) said, noting that none of the crew exhibited symptoms.
Flight CI 082 landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 5:36 p.m., carrying 114 passengers 90 Taiwanese, one Chinese, 21 British and two American people.