Quarantine Shortened to '5+N' 今起確診隔離改5+N 完成5天居護即可外出

A number of COVID-19 restrictions were lifted or relaxed on Nov. 14, including a shorter "5+N" quarantine and school staff no longer being required to have had three vaccines or rapid test every week.

“Do you know that quarantine will only be five days starting today?”Quarantine for people with COVID-19 was shortened from "7+N" to "5+N" on Nov. 14, which means anyone that tests negative five days after initially testing positive can return to work. However, dining out and social activities are still not allowed.

Chuang Jen-hsiang, CECC Spokesperson: “People that test positive on or after Nov. 14 will only have to do five days of quarantine. If you test negative, you don't need to perform self-health management either.”

School staff are also no longer required to perform weekly rapid testing and no longer required to have had three vaccines. Doctors say self-prevention now becomes key.

Lee Chung-hui, Dajia Elementary School Principal: “Starting today, school staff will no longer be required to rapid test.”

Chiang Kuan-yu, Taipei City Hospital Zhongxing Branch Doctor: “If you're heading to a crowded place or somewhere with poor airflow, you'd be keeping yourself safe by wearing a mask.”

The Central Epidemic Command Center will distribute five free rapid tests to 1.8 million low-income earners and elementary school students before the 21st, but says it has not decided when the mask mandate will be lifted.

「你知道今天開始只需要隔離5天嗎？」診所醫師一早忙著視訊看診，並提醒患者5天不得外出。因為從11月14日起，新冠確診隔離天數，從原本「7+N」縮短為「5+N」，完成5天居家照護後，就可以正常上班，但禁止聚餐、聚會或參加群聚活動。

中央流行疫情指揮中心發言人莊人祥說明：「11月14日確診的人，那他的居家照護就縮短為5天，快篩是陰性的話，自主健康管理就可以解除了。」

本土疫情趨緩，防疫措施也陸續鬆綁，除了確診隔離天數縮短，校園也解除未打滿3劑疫苗的教職員工週週快篩的規定，不再強制快篩。不過有醫師提醒，放寬國內防疫措施後，接下來就要靠自我防疫。

台北市大佳國小校長李鍾慧表示：「今天開始，我們的全體教職員工都可以免做快篩，就是解嚴了。」

台北市聯醫中興院區醫師姜冠宇建議：「你要前往的區域是不是人潮比較擁擠、人流比較多，或者是環境是不是比較不通風？如果是發現以上這些現象的話，那其實還是自己戴一下口罩比較安全。」

而為保障弱勢民眾健康，指揮中心也將擴大發放低收入戶、中低收入戶，及國小學生，每人5劑免費快篩劑，預估共有180萬人受惠，下週一（21）前，會配送到學校發放給學生。至於口罩令何時鬆綁？指揮中心強調還在討論細節，若確定就會對外公布。