Taiwan announced Sunday that it will ban front-line medical personnel from traveling to COVID-19 affected areas. Officials plan to ban medical staff at hospitals from going to China, Hong Kong and Macao. Medical staff would need permission to visit areas with an active travel advisory, and they would need to monitor their health for 14 days upon return. The Ministry of Health and Welfare says the bans are meant to ensure sufficient health care resources in Taiwan amid the outbreak. Further details will be released Tuesday. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Taiwan has moved to safeguard front-line medical resources with travel restrictions.Yin Chang-shengKang-Ning General HospitalHealth care workers are on the front line. They are like the soldiers in a war. If this situation continues, it’s likely we’ll see even stricter measures. We’ll simply have to accept them.The regulations will mainly apply to medical personnel working in hospitals. According to the preliminary plan, medical workers are to be banned from going to China, Hong Kong and Macao. Workers would need permission to visit areas with travel alerts, and would need to monitor their health for 14 days after returning. During this period, they would not be allowed to come into direct contact with patients. These measures are set to affect about 32,000 physicians and more than 115,000 health care workers in Taiwan.Wei Ling-yingDentistI think these regulations are reasonable indeed. But it would be a more ideal situation if there were support measures in place.Chen Ai-jungNational Taiwan University Hospital UnionWe all consider for ourselves the riskiness of our travel destinations. People don’t feel it’s reasonable to have an outright ban on medical personnel going places.Shih Chung-liangMinistry of Health and WelfareBesides COVID-19 patients, we have a lot of other patients in critical condition who need care. We have to prevent our medical resources from shrinking due to the impact of the epidemic. We hope that everyone will pull together to get through this difficult time.The health ministry called on front-line medical staff to be understanding of the measures. The policy’s effective date and other details will be announced on Tuesday.
Taiwan announced Sunday that it will ban front-line medical personnel from traveling to COVID-19 affected areas. Officials plan to ban medical staff at hospitals from going to China, Hong Kong and Macao. Medical staff would need permission to visit areas with an active travel advisory, and they would need to monitor their health for 14 days upon return. The Ministry of Health and Welfare says the bans are meant to ensure sufficient health care resources in Taiwan amid the outbreak. Further details will be released Tuesday. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Taiwan has moved to safeguard front-line medical resources with travel restrictions.Yin Chang-shengKang-Ning General HospitalHealth care workers are on the front line. They are like the soldiers in a war. If this situation continues, it’s likely we’ll see even stricter measures. We’ll simply have to accept them.The regulations will mainly apply to medical personnel working in hospitals. According to the preliminary plan, medical workers are to be banned from going to China, Hong Kong and Macao. Workers would need permission to visit areas with travel alerts, and would need to monitor their health for 14 days after returning. During this period, they would not be allowed to come into direct contact with patients. These measures are set to affect about 32,000 physicians and more than 115,000 health care workers in Taiwan.Wei Ling-yingDentistI think these regulations are reasonable indeed. But it would be a more ideal situation if there were support measures in place.Chen Ai-jungNational Taiwan University Hospital UnionWe all consider for ourselves the riskiness of our travel destinations. People don’t feel it’s reasonable to have an outright ban on medical personnel going places.Shih Chung-liangMinistry of Health and WelfareBesides COVID-19 patients, we have a lot of other patients in critical condition who need care. We have to prevent our medical resources from shrinking due to the impact of the epidemic. We hope that everyone will pull together to get through this difficult time.The health ministry called on front-line medical staff to be understanding of the measures. The policy’s effective date and other details will be announced on Tuesday.
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