11th round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on March 1, and people can purchase rapid tests with their NHI cards; children six and under and elderly people 65 and older who are eligible for free rapid tests should collect rapid tests with their NHI card as soon as possible, and these two distributing programs will end on Feb. 28 this year as scheduled

2023 National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign" with its main theme being "Vaccine Plus One. Easing Restriction Safely" will be launched on March 6

Regular rapid testing measures at community care institutions discontinued effective on Feb 27, 2023; the frequency of rapid testing for care recipients in residential care institutions relaxed to once a week and will remain till March 31

CECC confirms 14,387 more COVID-19 cases, including 14,083 domestic cases and 304 imported cases

Dr. Chuang Jen-hsiang swears in as new Director-General of Taiwan Centers for Disease Control

CECC confirms 16,484 more COVID-19 cases, including 16,145 domestic cases and 339 imported cases

CECC confirms 17,253 more COVID-19 cases, including 16,911 domestic cases and 342 imported cases

To start regular surveillance of seropositivity of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, Taiwan Blood Services Foundation to implement SARS-CoV-2 antibody surveillance system

Starting March 1, arrivals and close contacts of confirmed cases no longer receive free COVID-19 at-home rapid tests

CECC confirms 69 more cases of Omicron subvariants, including 38 domestic cases and 31 imported cases