COVID-19 Restrictions to Be Lifted on Nov. 7 公共場域11/7起免量體溫 三劑令取消

The Central Epidemic Command Center has announced various COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on Nov. 7. Temperature monitoring in public places will no longer be mandatory, and three shots are no longer needed for religious pilgrimages, tour group travel, at gyms, or adult entertainment venues.

Travelers aren't allowed to enter high-speed rail or train stations unless their temperature is normal. This will soon change.

Citizen: “Not everyone gets a fever, so having a normal temperature doesn't mean anything and no longer taking temperatures doesn't mean anything either.”

Citizen: “…in enclosed spaces. If someone is infected and we don't know about it, we are at risk and we don't even know it. I don't support (cancelling temperature monitoring).”

In addition, three shots or a negative rapid test will no longer be required for religious events like pilgrimages, tour groups, at gyms, and adult entertainment venues.

Chen Yu-min, Secretary, Monga Qingshan Temple: “The facilities will be here. It won't be enforced, but you can see what your temperature is if you want.”

Chiang Kuan-yu, Doctor, Taipei City Hospital Zhongxing Branch: “Once the vaccine coverage rate reaches a certain level, restrictions will be relaxed. Most patients develop low fevers and respiratory symptoms, so a more effective method would be reminding the public to use rapid tests if they start feeling unwell.”

Doctors say the government relaxing restrictions means the risk is being passed back to citizens and everyone remains at high risk from mutated strains, especially those that have not been boosted or have had second-generation vaccines.
 

帶著大包小包的行李，民眾不論是搭高鐵還是火車，都得先通過紅外線熱像儀，確認沒有發燒才能夠刷票進站。但現在指揮中心宣布防疫再放寬，不再強制公共場域量測體溫。

民眾表示：「我覺得發燒本來就已經不是一個必有的症狀，所以不發燒也不代表什麼，取消（量體溫）也沒什麼。」

但也有民眾反對：「密閉式的嘛，相對的如果有一個人有得到我們不知道的，那可能我們就無形中又會受到威脅，不太贊成（取消量體溫）。」

除了公共場域不再強制量體溫，過去宗教活動如遶境、進香團，團體旅遊、健身房、八大行業等，須完成3劑疫苗接種或快篩的限制也將取消。

艋舺青山宮秘書陳玉敏說：「我們這個設備要擺著，我不強制說你進來一定要量體溫，可是我們會擺這個設備讓你來量。」

北市聯醫中興院區醫師姜冠宇指出：「社區裡面疫苗覆蓋率到達一定程度之後，就會放寬這些規定。現在的病毒其實以低燒、以呼吸道症狀為主，所以說比較有效的做法，其實是應該多提醒民眾，自己身體有不舒服的時候要執行快篩。」　

不過醫生仍提醒，防疫再放寬，也等於是將風險還給個人，要是變異株再盛行，民眾的疫苗劑次還是打的不夠，或沒有打到次世代疫苗，仍可能會有重症風險。