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NIA releases new measurement to encourages foreign workers to get rapid COVID-19 tests

NIA releases new measurement to encourages foreign workers to get rapid COVID-19 tests

On May 15, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) raised the epidemic alert level for Taipei City and New Taipei City to Level 3. 

Following this announcement, National Immigration Agency (NIA) released a new measurement to encourage undocumented migrant workers or overstayed foreign nationals, who have been to Wanhua District or surrounding areas between, to get a rapid COIVD-19 test at the four testing stations in Taipei City.

For Migrant workers, undocumented migrant workers, or overstaying foreign nationals been to Wanhua District or surrounding areas between April 21st and May 14th, and experience the COVID019 symptoms should get tested at the COVID-19 stations.

Taipei City Government will open the following four rapid testing stations: 

  1. West Garden Hospital 
  2. Taipei City Hospital Heping Branch
  3. Taipei City Hospital Zhongxing Branch
  4. Bopiliao Historical Block

The rapid COVID-19 tests are free, and one's medical information will not be reported to the police station or other agencies. Therefore, undocumented migrant workers or overstaying foreign nationals will not get punished or deported for taking the rapid COVID-19 test and treatment during this period

NIA visited over 40 pharmacies, and ask the pharmacies to encourage undocumented foreign nationals to get the rapid COIVD-19 test.

NIA is also working with the police department with inspections of leisure and entertainment venues, to help with the COID-19 prevention.  

Furthermore, NIA also conducted strict border COVIVD-19 prevention to ensure pandemic prevention at the border.

 

Image courtesy of NIA Global News.

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