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CORONAVIRUS/Negative COVID, self-health management to be recorded on NHI card

2021-05-18
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Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Those who are reported to have tested negative for COVID-19 and been instructed to observe self-health management protocols for 14 days will have that information recorded on their National Health Insurance (NHI) cards from Monday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, who heads the CECC, announced the new measure at a regular press conference that day.

Anyone who is reported negative and required to observe self-health management protocols for 14 days, as well as those instructed to observe related protocols during an epidemic investigation, will have that status shown on their NHI cards.

In addition, when individuals complete 14 days of self-health management, from the 15th to the 30th day their NHI cards will show information that indicates they were previously subject to self-health management, Chen said.

This information will be added to the existing NHI cloud notification system, which provides information on travel history, occupation, contact history and cluster (TOCC) of patients for the reference of medical personnel during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Chen.

The CECC hopes physicians will be able to use the TOCC mechanism to rapidly determine whether patients are at risk of infection, thus speeding up proper diagnosis and the ordering of COVID-19 tests, Chen said.

The TOCC notification system was established on Jan. 27, 2020, a few days after the COVID-19 outbreak began in Taiwan, for medical personnel to check patients' travel history, occupation, contact history and cluster via their NHI card.

The system has since then also been made available to non NHI-contracted medical institutions and public affairs departments to use in an effort to facilitate disease and epidemic control, according to the National Health Insurance Administration.

Chen reminded those listed as being at risk of infection on the TOCC system that they must comply with epidemic control measures. On falling ill they should contact local health authorities or call the 1922 hotline for assistance, he added.

Taiwan on Monday confirmed 335 new cases of COVID-19, of which 333 were classified as domestic infections, breaking the daily record for local cases for the fourth consecutive day. Over the past week, there have been around 780 domestic cases, according to CECC data.

The surge in domestic cases has prompted the CECC to tighten epidemic control measures, including raising the COVID-19 alert in Taipei and New Taipei, where most of the local cases are concentrated, and banning indoor gatherings of more than five people.

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