[Pandemic Alert] Because you have been in contact with a confirmed person from August 13 to September 2 or have overlapping activities, if you have suspected COVID-19 symptoms after August 13, please seek medical advice or visit the community. The screening station picks up and inspects.
Weird that the date range is so large. For those interested I have been in Neihu science park almost every day this week. I was in Yunling last weekend.
Were you feeling symptomatic before you got the message, or could you just be panicking? If one million people really got the message and the date range is so large, your odds might not be too bad…
Yeah, that is weird. There’s a big difference between discovering you were in the same department store on August 13 (low-risk to begin with, and you’re now presumably significantly past a time when you should be concerned), versus you ate lunch in the same small restaurant two days ago (which would make you understandably tense). With all the information we’re giving them, you’d think they could be more specific.
How did you try to book it, by the way? I’m just wondering if “full” refers to the self-paid tests or something. Presumably the testing centers and clinics still have capacity as the number of tests required has decreased since a couple of months ago. Isn’t there some government number to call?
My wife went on the websites of the two hospitals in our district and they were not accepting any more appointments for today, and one of them apparently doesn’t test on Sundays. We will try again later.
Several hundred each or ca. NT$1800 for five, according to this (somewhat dated) article:
Hmmm…maybe you could check whether those rapid testing stations are still open? (The number listed at the bottom of that article is 1922 - maybe it’s worth calling for advice?)
Last time they did this I believe they actually got the location info from cell tower records (referring to when they sent messages to people who were in the Wanhua area within a specific date range), rather than from the QR codes. Not sure if this time is the same?
Just keep trying,
or turn up at your local hospital and say you have a cold and want to see a doctor.
when asking about your history show the message and say “but I don’t think I have covid”. I’m sure they will find a test for you very quickly.