Taoyuan: Taiwan began welcoming back visitors after finally ending mandatory quarantines to control the spread of COVID-19. Taiwan had kept some of its entry and quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia relaxed or lifted them completely, although in June it cut the number of days required in isolation for arrivals to three from seven previously, Reuters reported.
The government welcomed the first arrivals benefiting from the end of quarantine on a flight from Bangkok at Taiwan’s main international airport at Taoyuan, outside Taipei. Some rules remain, including a requirement for people to monitor their health for seven days after arrival and perform rapid tests on themselves. Taiwan’s two main carriers, China Airlines Ltd and Eva Airways Corp have ramped up flights, returning capacity on routes that slashed during the pandemic and planning new services to cities like Da Nang in Vietnam.
