The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported on March 11 that, given the sharp rise in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Europe, in addition to the previously announced travel notices for Italy, France, Germany, and Spain, neighboring countries are now also being impacted as the epidemic continues to spread. The Europe Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has determined that there is an intermediate-to-high risk of COVID-19 becoming widespread and of clusters appearing over the coming weeks in the European Union and the United Kingdom.
In response to the continued spread of COVID-19, the CECC announced today that it has raised the travel notice to Level 2: Alert for the following European and Middle Eastern nations: Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Visitors to these areas are advised to take enhanced precautionary measures, and travelers returning to Taiwan from any of the countries listed above must observe a 14-day period of self-health management.
Additionally, in consideration of the substantial people flows within the Schengen Area, the CECC has raised the travel notice to Level 1: Watch for the following countries: the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Due to the ease of travel to and from the Schengen Area, the travel notice for Ireland and the United Kingdom has also been raised to Level 1: Watch. The CECC reminds visitors to the countries listed above to take usual precautionary measures. Travelers to any of the aforementioned countries must observe a 14-day period of self-health management upon their return to Taiwan.
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/dR9BLKaoyt1OqvMj0ObuWg?typeid=158
Instructions for conducting self-health management are as follows (24/02/2020 updated):
1. Please keep your hands clean. You should wash your hands with soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizers frequently. In addition, please refrain from touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands. If your hands touch any secretions from your respiratory tract, please wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly.
2. During the 14-day self-health management, please record your temperature and daily activities twice a day (morning and evening) correctly in a table.
3. During the period, if you have no symptoms, please still avoid going to public places. When you go outside, please ensure that you wear a surgical mask as required.
4. If you have any symptoms, such as fever or other respiratory symptoms, please make sure to wear a surgical mask and notify the local health authority to help you seek medical attention. When you seek medical attention, please show this notice to your physician, and inform the physician of your contact history, travel history, residence history, occupational exposure, and whether anyone else has similar symptoms.
5. During illness, please rest at home, wear a surgical mask and avoid going outside. If your mask is contaminated by secretions of nose or mouth, please fold it and throw it into the trash immediately.
6. During illness, please wear a surgical mask and keep at least 1 meter away from others while talking to them.