TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – More than 1,000 days of mask mandates will end on May 19 at hospitals, clinics, and senior care homes, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday (May 8).
The healthcare institutions are the last places in Taiwan where wearing a face mask is still compulsory following the COVID-19 pandemic, Radio Taiwan International (RTI) reported.
The mandates were launched in December. Even so, wearing masks inside hospitals and care homes is still “recommended,” the CDC said.
An evaluation meeting Wednesday concluded the COVID situation inside Taiwan is stable and under control, while other countries are also relaxing measures designed to contain the spread of the virus. If people with symptoms including fever, coughing, or throat inflammation need to visit the hospital, they should still wear a mask indoors until five days after the symptoms disappear, the CDC said.
Staff at the medical institutions need to follow rules and take care of their safety when treating COVID-19 and other patients. The institutions are free to mandate the wearing of face masks by staff if they decide the local situation requires it, added the CDC.
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