TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) — Starting on Monday (Feb. 10), travelers who arrive in Taiwan via mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau will be placed in quarantine as the situation of the 2019-nCoV continues to worsen.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) announced on Friday that travelers who transferred through mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau will be required to undergo a mandatory 14-days quarantine period, effective next week.

The new restriction came after a couple who had a layover in Hong Kong for a trip to Italy was found to have contracted the novel coronavirus.

Here are the entry and travel restrictions announced so far:

Barred from entry:

Chinese nationals who reside in mainland China.

Non-resident foreign nationals who visited or resided in mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau in the 14 days prior to entry.

Mandatory 14-days quarantine: