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Taiwan to resume visa-free travel but keep quarantine for now

FILE PHOTO: A passenger jet of Taiwan's China Airlines at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2020. (Reuters)

Taiwan will resume visa-free entry for travellers from countries it currently shares diplomatic ties with but will maintain a three-day quarantine requirement as the island takes halting steps toward easing its Covid-restrictions.

Arrivals from more than 60 countries -- including the US, UK and Australia -- are eligible for visa-free entry starting Sept 12, though the duration of their permitted stay varies, Taiwan’s Bureau of Consular Affairs said in a statement on its website Monday. 

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