The three hundred and sixty one evacuees have been transported to three quarantine centers in Northern Taiwan, where they will spend 14 days in isolation. More than six hundred Taiwanese remain stranded in Wuhan. Taiwan''s government said citizen evacuations will continue, but will have to take into consideration the nation''s capacity to quarantine the returnees. A police car leads a convoy of coach buses out of a restricted area of Taoyuan''s airport. On the buses were 169 Taiwanese nationals who had returned from Wuhan on a China Airlines charter flight. They were taken to quarantine centers for isolation.Seven buses, carrying 112 people, arrived at a quarantine facility in Yilan at around 4:15 a.m. Another four buses took the other 57 passengers to a center in New Taipei''s Linkou. All returnees will be subject to 14 days of isolation.Coach buses left the airport once again at 6 a.m., this time to transport the 192 Taiwanese who returned on a China Eastern Airlines charter flight. A newly established quarantine center in Taoyuan is housing 161 evacuees, while 31 people are staying in Linkou. The two flights brought back 361 people, who are staying at three locations in Northern Taiwan. Taiwan includes 13 centers islandwide, which can house 1,500 people. Over 600 Taiwanese nationals are still in Wuhan. If they were all to return over the next two weeks, they would overwhelm Taiwan''s quarantine system.Shih Chung-liangCentral Epidemic Command CenterAt the orders of the commander, we have set up 13 quarantine centers in preparation. They contain family-style wards. Some have three rooms, others have two rooms. They can house parents and their children together.Within a short period of time, the Central Epidemic Command Center has readied quarantine facilities across Taiwan. Vulnerable groups will be given priority. Taiwan says it will take stock of its own capacities and proceed with evacuations based on how talks with China unfold.
