Taiwan is one of the latest countries to tighten entry rules for people who have visited mainland China where the communist regime has removed cross-border traveling restrictions despite a COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country.
Effective on Jan. 1, all travelers coming from mainland China, including returning Taiwanese nationals or non-Chinese foreign nationals, have been required to undergo a saliva-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival in Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said on Dec. 28.
The testing policy, which is expected to end on Jan. 31, would also apply to arrivals from Taiwan’s Kinmen and Matsu islands. Hong Kong and Macau travelers are not subject to the measures….