The Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan (COA, 行政院農業委員會) has ordered all of the incoming foreign distant-water fishermen to be tested for Covid-19 since December 2020.
Foreigners without ARC are not allowed their entry since the start of the Level 3 pandemic alert. According to PTV News, COA has announced that regardless of fishermen’s contact history on board, Covid-19 screening is mandatory for all before arrival. A negative test result guarantees their entry.
Fishermen ought to make their departure with contracts for overseas employment about to expire. (Source from Pixabay)
If the result is positive, a PCR test will be performed. Each crew member receives a subsidy of NT$5,000 for the PCR test and NT$1,500 a day for the room rate in quarantine hotel from the Fisheries Agency of COA (FA, 行政院農業委員會漁業署).
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For the fishermen whose contract for overseas employment is about to expire, COA will not have them take a screening test or enter the community. They ought to make their departure within 36 hours with the aid of designated personnel to reduce the chances of spreading coronavirus.
