Taiwan-Palau to Resume Travel Bubble on the 14th

Langell Whips Junior (center), Palau President, and Lai Ching-te (right), Vice President of Taiwan, attended the ceremony commemorating the implementation of the travel bubble between Palau and Taiwan held in Taipei, Taiwan on March 30. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Taiwan, where the spread of COVID-19 has been contained, is resuming the travel bubble with Palau.

Local media reported on the 13th that "the travel bubble with Palau will resume on the 14th." A travel bubble allows free travel by exempting mutual quarantine between countries that have secured trust in quarantine management.

To this end, it was reported that Taoyuan Airport in the north conducted a rehearsal for the quarantine of the travel group departing for Palau on the 14th and the separation of their movement paths from other international arrivals the day before.

The airport explained, "The rehearsal was requested by the health authorities to the airport after deciding on the 11th to resume the travel bubble with Palau."

Dan Zaobi, CEO of Taoyuan Airport, emphasized, "The core of the travel bubble passenger entry and exit operations is the separation of movement paths, and the cleaning and disinfection of the airport."

The travel bubble between Taiwan and Palau was first implemented among Asian countries in early April after the COVID-19 outbreak. However, it was suspended after a cluster infection of COVID-19 occurred at Novotel by China Airlines in early May, worsening the COVID-19 situation in Taiwan.

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