Among the 333 local #COVID19 cases, there are still 40 cases without clear sources of infection.
The CECC said that from May 19 to June 18, all transit flights will be prohibited in #Taiwan while the entry of foreign nationals without permanent residence in #Taiwan will be tightly controlled.
The government plans to re-open the quarantine hotel Novotel around the airport and use that as the specific quarantine hotel for all China Airline pilots and flight attendants.
Chen reiterated that any citizen should refrain from moving across different parts of #Taiwan, especially moving between counties that belong to different categories of warning.
Basically, all short-term business visits for foreign nationals have been suspended and only those with a huge amount of economic value will be handled on a special project base.
There are only five rapid testing stations in Taipei's Wanhua District and there will also be one rapid testing station at a city hospital in New Taipei City.
Chen is reminding citizens with no symptoms, no contact history or no reasons to believe that they may have been exposed to #COVID19 not going to get the rapid tests. He calls on citizens to leave those resources to those who really need it.
He is also urging those with mild symptoms who are still refusing to be sent to the centralized quarantine venues to follow the government's guidelines to go to the centralized quarantine venues.
Chen reiterated that foreign nationals without a residence permit will not be allowed to enter #Taiwan until further notice but anyone with humanitarian, economic or special needs, it will be handled on a special project basis.
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