The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) extended Taiwan’s epidemic warning to Level 3 nationwide until June 14.
CECC reassures that the production of daily necessities and sanitation items have been stabilized. And CECC has asked local governments to expand quarantine hotel capacity.
People should not panic but stay alert.
Accommodation Resources and supplies are sufficient: CECC urges the public to stay alert and not panic during the Coivd-19 surg. Image courtesy of CECC.
According to TAIPEI TIMES, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said that about 1.12 million bottles of rubbing alcohol be distributed to retailers across Taiwan.
Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥), who is deputy commander of the center, said that the CECC’s National Epidemic Prevention Meeting with city and county government officials reached a consensus on three issues.
First, as COVID-19 cases have been reported in many cities and counties, the CECC would provide local governments with additional data about the locations that residents who tested positive for the disease visited, Chen said, adding that this would help accelerate contact tracing.
Second, the CECC asked local governments to expand quarantine hotel capacity, Chen said, adding that this would help accommodate infected people with no or mild symptoms.
The hotels should implement the same measures as centralized quarantine facilities, he said.
Lastly, the center asked local social welfare departments to continue giving masks to homeless people, monitor their health and, if necessary, arrange for COVID-19 testing, Chen said.
Chen said that there are 1,395 are quarantine hotel rooms added, which would bring the total to 20,569 rooms.
TAIPEI TIMES mentions, Taipei has the most quarantine hotel rooms in the nation (6,884 rooms), followed by 3,733 rooms in Kaohsiung, 2,332 rooms in Taoyuan, 1,605 rooms in New Taipei City and 1,510 rooms in Taichung, CECC data showed.
Chen said that local governments expressed concern about the distribution of rubbing alcohol for sanitizing, as about 1.7 million bottles have so far been sold this month.
The CECC has also not ordered homeless people to eat their meals at home, he added.
TAIPEI TIMES adds, the center urged people to “be suspicious, check the truthfulness [of COVID-19 information] and avoid spreading” information from unknown sources.
People should call the 165 anti-fraud hotline if they receive a call from someone who claims to represent the CECC or a local health department and asks them to transfer money or provide personal information, he added.
