Hung on a radio program this morning said canceling the flight ban mechanism won’t significantly impact the pandemic development, and it is now more important to review the testing and quarantine arrangements for returnees.

Given citizens conduct regular Covid tests, the government can consider further shortening the hotel quarantine to three days, followed by four days of home isolation.

If authorities can arrange daily PCR tests -- the government’s “gold standard” dubbed by health minister Lo Chung-mau -- for travelers with the results returning within four to eight hours, hotel quarantine may be canceled.

Yet, whether or not his proposal work depends on the testing capacity of the contractors’ laboratories, Hung noted.

He also echoed Lo’s remarks on boosting PCR testing capacity and suggested setting up more community testing centers, so citizens do not wait in long lines for a PCR test.

On the other hand, Hung backed the government’s decision to keep the existing Covid curbs instead of relaxing them. He told the public to stay at ease despite the rising infection figures, saying the current pandemic has yet to threaten the public healthcare system.