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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced that the 10 African countries previously listed as \u201ckey high-risk countries\u201d for the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 would be removed from the list tomorrow, and all inbound travelers would be subject to the same COVID-19 quarantine rules.<\/p>\n

The center in late November last year listed Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe as \u201ckey high-risk countries\u201d for the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n

People who have traveled to any of the 10 countries, including transit passengers and airline crew, 14 days before arriving in Taiwan, are currently required to stay in a government centralized quarantine facility for 14 days.<\/p>\n

Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, front second right, Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang, front left, and Central Epidemic Command Center officials including Wang Pi-sheng, front second left, conduct an inspection of COVID-19 screening and quarantine measures at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) yesterday.<\/p>\n

Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (\u9673\u6642\u4e2d), who heads the center, said that travelers from the 10 countries would be subject to the same quarantine rules as travelers from any other country from midnight tomorrow.<\/p>\n

General entry quarantine rules include providing a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result taken within two days of boarding a flight to Taiwan, completing and paying for 14 days of quarantine at a quarantine hotel or centralized quarantine facility, and receiving a total of six PCR or rapid COVID-19 tests during the 14-day quarantine and seven-day self-health management period, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA big difference would be that the travelers from the 10 countries would no longer be able to quarantine at a centralized quarantine facility for free \u2014 funded by the government,\u201d Chen said.<\/p>\n

If they have trouble booking a quarantine hotel room due to the sudden announcement of the policy, the center can help accommodate them at a centralized quarantine facility, but they would need to pay for the stay, he added.<\/p>\n

In related news, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (\u9673\u5b97\u5f65), deputy head of the center, said that restrictions for religious venues and events have been tightened, effective immediately.<\/p>\n

All participants in religious events, including religious workers, must wear a mask throughout the event, with the only exception being for eating or drinking, he said.<\/p>\n

Giving a toast at each table during a religious banquet is banned, and social distancing is suggested when people are eating, Chen Tsung-yen said, adding that if accommodation is provided at a religious event, it should be limited to one person per room, with the exception of family members.<\/p>\n

Organizers of pilgrimage activities, religious parades or major events must submit their COVID-19 prevention plans to their local government and gain prior approval, he added.<\/p>\n

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