In response to the continued severity of COVID-19 and the new coronavirus strain found in South Africa, travelers who have history of travel to South Africa or Eswatini in the past 14 days
On January 13, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that starting from January 14, 2021, 00:00 am (arrival time), travelers who have traveled to the Republic of South Africa or the Kingdom of Eswatini in the past 14 days (travelers who have transited in those two countries included) would be required to stay at group quarantine facilities after arrival in Taiwan and to receive COVID-19 testing, abiding by the same entry and quarantine measures for travelers arriving from the UK or those who have history of travel to the UK in the past 14 days. Moreover, those travelers will be given another COVID-19 test before completing the quarantine period. After they test negative, they will be required to complete the subsequent 7-day period of self-health management. Such travelers do not need to pay for group quarantine accommodation fees.
