中央流行疫情指揮中心今(17)日表示，中國大陸以外的亞洲國家近期疫情擴大，確診病例數已逾1萬例，病例數持續增加中，多國已宣布進入緊急狀態並採取嚴格之邊境管制及檢疫措施；另美國近期疫情亦持續上升。基於國人至當地有感染風險，指揮中心宣布除已公布列第三級之中國大陸(含港澳)、韓國及中亞國家，自3月19日零時起並將下列亞洲19國、東歐1國及美國3州之旅遊疫情建議提升至第三級警告(Warning)：
・亞洲：日本、新加坡、北韓、泰國、馬來西亞、菲律賓、印尼、汶萊、越南、寮國、柬埔寨、緬甸、東帝汶、孟加拉、不丹、尼泊爾、斯里蘭卡、印度及馬爾地夫。(共19國)
・東歐：摩爾多瓦。
・美國：華盛頓州、紐約州及加利福尼亞州。(共3州)

指揮中心提醒，國人應避免至上述國家及地區進行所有非必要旅遊；另於台灣時間3月17日16時起，已登機者加強自主健康管理14天，尚未登機者入境後需居家檢疫14天。

此外，美國除上述3州外，其他州之旅遊疫情建議則升至第二級警示(Alert)，提醒民眾前往當地應採取加強防護措施，返國後需落實14天自主健康管理。

On March 17, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has expanded to Asian countries outside China, with more than 10,000 confirmed cases and the number continuing to increase. Numerous countries have declared the outbreak a national emergency and introduced strict border control and quarantine measures. Recently, the epidemic situation in the United States has also escalated. Considering the increased risk of infection, the CECC announced that effective March 19, it will raise its travel notice for 19 countries in Asia, one country in Eastern Europe, and three states in the US to Level 3: Warning. This comes in addition to China (including Hong Kong and Macao), South Korea, and Central Asian countries, which are already subject to a Level 3: Warning travel notice.

The countries and US states covered by this announcement are as follows:
・Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam
・Eastern Europe: Moldova
・US states: California, New York, and Washington

The CECC has advised that all nonessential travel to the countries and areas listed above be avoided. Starting at 16:00, March 17, Taiwan time, travelers already on a flight from any of these countries or areas to Taiwan must observe a 14-day period of self-health management after entering Taiwan, while those boarding a flight after that time will be required to undergo a 14-day period of home quarantine.

While only the above three US states have been listed at Level 3: Warning, the CECC has raised the travel notice for all other US states to Level 2: Alert. Travelers to Level 2 states are advised to take strong precautionary measures and will be required to observe a 14-day period of self-health management upon returning to Taiwan.