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with a cumulative total of 658,466,937 confirmed in the line of duty at airports/ports. Port epidemic
cases and over 6,687,909 deaths, resulting in an prevention guidelines were periodically revised
average fatality rate of 1.0%. From the beginning to serve as a basis for stationed units to develop
of the pandemic to the end of 2022, there were a their BCPs. On-site inspections were conducted
cumulative total of 88,733,352 confirmed cases to ensure compliance with various epidemic
in Taiwan, including 8,832,985 local cases, control measures among staff members.
40,324 imported cases, 36 cases from the (3) At the later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Navy's Friendship Flotilla, 3 cases from aircraft border control operations returned to regular
infections, and 4 cases of unknown origin. monitoring and regulation. Airports and ports
(2) In response to the global and domestic epidemic continued to carry out health assessments and
situation, daily collection of the latest epidemic necessary measures for symptomatic travelers.
information was conducted, and epidemiological Adjustments were made based on the trends of
investigations and community testing were the pandemic, domestic preventive measures,
carried out as necessary to mitigate the risk of and the capacity of the epidemic prevention and
community transmission. healthcare systems to ensure the health of both
citizens and travelers.
2. Border Quarantine
3. Community Quarantine
(1) During the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan adjusted
its border quarantine strategies based on various (1) In response to the evolving pandemic situation,
factors, including the evolving stages of the domestic prevention measures were adjusted.
pandemic, the intensity of control measures in Various ministries and agencies drew up
different countries, and the capacity of domestic measures and guidelines for industries under their
community prevention and medical readiness. supervision based on the general principles. Local
Starting from 2022, Taiwan gradually opened its health authorities and civil affairs agencies were
borders and eased or lift control measures. These mobilized to establish a care and support network
changes included the removal of the requirement to provide care for people undergoing home
for all travelers coming to Taiwan to present PCR quarantine, self-health management, and receiving
reports from August 15, the discontinuation of home care. Anti-viral drugs and monoclonal
on-arrival saliva PCR testing from September 29, antibodies were purchased and stockpiled for
the lifting of home quarantine requirements from patients to use. As of the end of 2022, a total
October 13, and the removal of restrictions on the of 5,672,726 individuals had undergone home
number of incoming travelers from December 10. isolation (home isolation measures for contacts
Inbound travelers were requested to practice self- were lifted on November 7, 2022), and 1,913,445
initiated prevention for seven days and take a test individuals had undergone home quarantine
using home antigen rapid test kits. (quarantine measures for inbound travelers
were removed starting from October 13, 2022).
(2) In response to the aforementioned border
Considering COVID-19's evolution caused milder
opening measures, assistance was provided to
symptoms in later variants, community-based
regulatory authorities of respective industries,
preventive measures were gradually relaxed
such as those overseeing aviation operations
and adjusted in accordance with domestic and
and operations of various types of vessels, to
international pandemic trends and the practices of
review, revise, or cancel the special epidemic
other countries.
prevention plans implemented during COVID-19.
(2) Vaccine Procurement
Furthermore, supervision was conducted to
ensure that industries incorporated self-initiated In order to obtain safe and effective vaccines,
prevention measures into their ongoing Business Taiwan has purchased vaccines from foreign
Continuity Planning (BCP). Additionally, health manufacturers and developed as well as produced
and safety were prioritized for frontline personnel vaccines domestically. A total of 25,810,000

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