The Central Epidemic Command Center announced yesterday that from November 7, religious activities such as border crossings, incense groups, group tours, gyms, and eight major industries will no longer require 3 doses or quick screening.

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[Reporter Qiu Zhirou, Lin Huiqin/Taipei report] The local Wuhan pneumonia epidemic has been on a downward trend for several days. The Central Epidemic Command Center announced yesterday that the three-dose order of vaccines for border crossing and group travel will be loosened from November 7, and it will no longer be mandatory in public places. measure body temperature.

Commander Wang Bisheng said that in the past religious activities such as detours, incense groups, as well as group tours, gyms, eight major industries, etc., must complete the three-dose vaccination or rapid screening of the COVID-19 vaccine. Participating in the above activities or the above places, no longer need to take three doses, and no need to quickly screen.

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The effect of measuring body temperature becomes smaller, resulting in manpower loss

From November 7, it will no longer be mandatory to take body temperature in business premises or public places.

Wang Bisheng said that considering the effectiveness of body temperature measurement and monitoring for the COVID-19 disease itself, it will also cause manpower loss, so the requirement of mandatory body temperature measurement has been removed, but each place can decide on its own according to the nature and needs of its business or service. Decisions on health monitoring methods, such as hospitals, residential long-term care institutions, etc., can be considered.

Wang Bisheng said that the command center also asked the central government authorities to review the current COVID-19-related epidemic prevention guidelines. If there is a specification that body temperature measurement should be set at the entrance, it will be reviewed and revised.

Whether the number of confirmed isolation days is shortened remains to be discussed by experts

In addition, the command center announced yesterday that the self-health management for the next seven days of COVID-19 confirmed cases will be cancelled. As for the adjustment plan for the first seven days of isolation, Wang Bisheng said, will the shortening increase the spread of the virus and increase the risk?

The impact is great, so experts have been invited to discuss whether it should be shortened or how to loosen it.

At present, some people suggest that the number of days should be shortened from two to five days. Experts should be invited to make more in-depth thinking on the public health level before making a decision.

Voting of confirmed patients has also been the focus of recent days. Wang Bisheng pointed out that home quarantine has been completely cancelled, and home quarantine has also been cancelled since November 7, leaving only confirmed patients with isolation problems.

At present, in most countries in the world, no matter whether it is recommended or mandatory, the confirmed patients still need to be isolated, otherwise it will cause infection to others and affect health risks, but in the future, measures will continue to be adjusted to minimize the impact.

The adjustment of the categories of notifiable infectious diseases depends on the international epidemic situation

In response to the assessment progress of COVID-19's reduction from the fifth category of statutory infectious diseases to the fourth category, Wang Bisheng explained that in addition to considering severe disease, mortality, and whether there is influenza, there are also international epidemics, such as whether major countries have also dropped the category. Or the World Health Organization lifts the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), because infectious diseases are the world's linkage, not only the numbers of their own countries, but also the international situation before making a decision.

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