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The Central Epidemic Command Center announced Taiwan’s 5th confirmed imported case of severe pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus. The patient is a woman in her 50s from central Taiwan who traveled to Wuhan, China for work in late October 2019. She has no history of visiting the Huanan Seafood Market or contact with livestock or poultry. She returned to Taiwan on January 20, 2020, and developed symptoms such as fever and muscle aches on January 25. She sought medical attention, and the hospital immediately reported the case and admitted her to a negative pressure isolation ward. The test result came back positive on January 27.
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Currently, the patient’s condition is stable. The hospital and local health authorities have followed relevant procedures for epidemiological investigation and contact tracing as part of the prevention and control efforts.
On January 26, there were 119 new reported cases of suspected severe pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus in Taiwan, bringing the total number of reported cases to 402. This includes 5 confirmed cases, 190 ruled out, and 207 under isolation and testing (88 with initial negative tests, while others are pending results).
The five confirmed cases are in stable condition and remain hospitalized in isolation. Except for the contacts of the 4th and 5th confirmed cases who are still being traced, a total of 384 people have been in contact with the first three confirmed cases. Among them, 14 have shown symptoms and have been reported (6 tested negative twice and have been ruled out, 8 are currently undergoing testing).
According to data released by China’s Centers for Disease Control and the health commissions of various provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, as of January 26, China had a cumulative total of 2,744 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. Of these, 461 are in critical condition, and 80 have died. Among the 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), only the Tibet Autonomous Region has no confirmed or suspected cases.
Internationally, apart from Taiwan, there are a total of 52 confirmed cases: Thailand (8), Hong Kong (8), Macau (5), the United States (5), Australia (4), Malaysia (4), Japan (4), Singapore (4), France (3), South Korea (3), Vietnam (2), Nepal (1), and Canada (1).
The Command Center once again urges the public that if you experience symptoms such as fever or cough upon returning from abroad, you should proactively inform quarantine officers at airports and ports. If any of the aforementioned suspected symptoms occur within 14 days of returning to Taiwan, please call the toll-free epidemic prevention hotline 1922 (or 0800-001922), wear a mask, and seek medical attention promptly according to instructions. Be sure to inform your doctor of your travel history, occupation, history of contact, and whether there was any group exposure (TOCC) to facilitate timely diagnosis and reporting.
The Command Center emphasized that many statements about Wuhan pneumonia circulating on social media are unfounded and unhelpful for epidemic prevention. Please do not believe or forward them. If you receive unverified or unconfirmed epidemic information, verify its authenticity before sharing. Do not spread or repost it casually to avoid violating Article 63 of the Infectious Disease Control Act or Article 63, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Social Order Maintenance Act.