Once one of the staff members there informed me that the wifi was much better close to the door, it more than met my requirements. Online teaching worked fine. Just annoying that the desk they provided was literally glued to the wall on the opposite side, where the signal was significantly worse. You can also use the sim card you get from the airport to hotspot.
I spent the first few days using my excess space to jog laps around the room until I was informed that the people below me had complained that I was too noisy.
Yeah, at least when I arrived I think it was mentioned somewhere on this site that you can rent rooms in these facilities for a lot less than what you would pay for the average quarantine hotel. Around 1,000 to 1,500 a night I think. That may have changed now though and it’s gonna be dependent on availability since those coming from high risk areas are given priority. I should also stress, again, that I may have just gotten lucky and been taken to one of the nicer facilities.
I’m getting the feeling a load of people went home for summer and are now facing a major headache coming back. But really, travel during a pandemic you have to be prepared for a lot of hassle. The delta variant is causing scrambles all over the world. Sydney has just gone into full lockdown.
Taiwan to date has not, to its credit, differentiated quarantine in this way—but it has made / continues to make distinctions based on the country from which one is travelling.
According to the China Times, travel agencies and travelers already rerouting through UK in order to save money by stating in free mandatory government quarantine facilities.
Expected. When the journalist asked Minister Chen about this and that this was alsready in people’s plan and discussion I could feel his pain to reply this question. Unfortunately they know most people will do so. 10k nt more for a stopover ticket in one of those places is cheaper than the quarantine. I don’t see what other rule they can add to it that would prevent people from transiting in one of the 7 countries.
I didn’t say I think it is worth the gamble, but certainly a lot of Taiwanese people do as they are voicing online that that’s what they will do to avoid forking out the hotels cost.
I’d be happier to spend 21 days quarantining in the comfort of my own home than even 1 day in those government facilities.
Maybe someone gives this option a thought. 21 days home quarantine, 1 person 1 bathroom no non quarantining persons allowed in the house.
That was the way it was before Delta. However, the CECC has decided the risk is too high. One runner can spread the virus way too fast as it has been seen in Pingtung and the only way to make sure that does not happen easily is to have people in established facilities.
