TAIPEI (The Straits Times/ANN): The non-citizen children of Taiwanese with mainland Chinese spouses have been temporarily banned from entering the island as medical care and resources are stretched thin amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The move, announced by the Centres for Disease Control on Wednesday , reversed a decision made just a day before by Taiwan's Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council to allow such children to enter the island.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, speaking at the same press conference on Wednesday where the CDC also provided updates on the outbreak, said:"One should shoulder the responsibilities that came with your choice of nationality back then."MedPartner, a medical information site run by a group of physicians, nurses and nutritionists, said it supported the policy U-turn.
However, the CDC said that children of Taiwanese with mainland Chinese spouses who are already in the island can apply for an extension of their stay.
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