By / Fresh from Attractions Home, compiled and reported
The Central Epidemic Command Center announced on the 16th that there were 8 new confirmed cases. As of now, the total number of cases stands at 17,219 (including 16,805 excluded cases), among which 67 are confirmed (cases 60 to 67 today), comprising 40 imported cases and 27 local cases. Among the confirmed cases, there remains 1 death, 22 have been released from quarantine, while the rest remain stable and are still hospitalized under isolation.
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Case 60 is a woman in her 20s from central Taiwan. She traveled alone to Italy, Greece, and Germany from February 9 to March 11 and entered the country on the 12th. On the 14th, she sought medical treatment due to fever, chills, and fatigue, and was confirmed positive after testing. She reported that from March 5 to 9, while staying at a youth hostel in Germany, the roommate next to her was coughing persistently. Since they shared a bathroom and weren’t wearing masks, it is highly likely that she contracted the virus from that person. A total of 11 contacts have been preliminarily identified, and other contacts are still being traced.
Case 61 is a woman in her 50s from southern Taiwan. From March 5 to 14, she joined a group tour to Austria and the Czech Republic with one family member. Upon entry on the 14th, she was stopped and tested at the quarantine station due to having a fever, and was confirmed positive today. She is currently in a negative pressure isolation ward. A total of 20 contacts have been preliminarily identified (including 18 members of the tour group, such as the leader), and one of her travel companions developed a fever on March 15. They have been tested and sent to a negative pressure isolation ward. Other contacts continue to be monitored.
Case 62 is a woman in her 60s from northern Taiwan. From March 7 to 14, she visited relatives in the Philippines with one family member. On the 12th, she began experiencing symptoms including fever, cough, muscle pain, and retro-orbital pain in the Philippines. After entering Taiwan on the 14th, she was taken by family to the hospital for testing. She was confirmed positive today. Her two cohabiting family members (including the travel companion) show no suspicious symptoms, and other contacts are still under observation. Additionally, during her stay in the Philippines, she had contact with a relative from the United States (who returned to the U.S. on March 14). That relative also developed a cough on March 12 and was tested in the U.S. on March 16.
Case 63 is a man in his 50s from northern Taiwan. He was a member of the same tour group as case 55, who traveled to Egypt from March 3 to 12. On the evening of March 13, he experienced symptoms such as coughing with phlegm, a runny nose, and chills, and sought medical attention before being tested. He was confirmed positive today. Based on the onset dates of cases 55 and 63, this is considered a cluster infection related to overseas travel. To date, 98 contacts have been identified for this cluster, with no suspicious symptoms among them except for case 63, who has been confirmed. Other contacts will continue to be monitored.
Case 64 is a man in his 20s from northern Taiwan. He went to Spain for study at the end of August last year (2019). Because a confirmed case emerged at his school, he returned to Taiwan along with his family members and classmates who attended the same school. He entered Taiwan on March 12. On the 14th, he developed symptoms including chills, a runny nose, and itchy eyes, and sought medical care on the 15th before being tested. He was confirmed positive today. He and case 58, announced yesterday, are students in the same department at the same school. Though they didn’t know each other, given that the school previously had a confirmed case and classes were suspended, it is believed the likelihood of cluster transmission on campus is high. To date, 55 contacts have been identified, and others will continue to be traced.
Cases 65 to 67 are two women in their 50s and one man in his 60s from southern Taiwan. They traveled to Turkey from March 4 to 13 (same group as cases 56 and 57). They started showing symptoms on March 14 and 15 respectively, and were notified by health authorities to go for testing on the evening of March 15. They were confirmed positive today. So far, five people in this tour group cluster have been confirmed, and contact tracing is ongoing.
Regarding the second batch of 361 people returning to Taiwan on chartered flights from Wuhan, one person currently has a fever, with a first test result being negative, while the rest are in good health and are under close health monitoring in centralized quarantine facilities. For the 418 contacts (146 of whom require home quarantine) of the previously confirmed Australian case in Taiwan, 52 have been tested, with one test still pending and the rest negative. For the cluster related to case 34, 455 contacts have been tested, with 407 tested so far — 8 positive (cases 35 to 38, 41, 42, 45, and 46) and 399 negative.
The Command Center pointed out that globally, there are 166,107 confirmed cases across 139 countries/regions. The most affected include China with 80,860 cases, Italy with 24,747, Iran with 13,938, South Korea with 8,162, and Spain with 7,753. There have been 6,489 deaths globally, with China accounting for 3,213, Italy for 1,809, Iran for 724, Spain for 288, and France for 127.
Starting March 17, Taiwanese nationals traveling to countries or regions designated as Level 3 in the Command Center’s international travel epidemic advisory will not be eligible for compensation if they undergo quarantine or isolation upon return unless the trip was essential. Additional necessary fees will be announced separately. Additionally, foreign nationals without National Health Insurance cards visiting Taiwan for short stays from countries/regions not under Level 3 advisory, who fall ill after arrival, will need to pay for both outpatient/inpatient medical expenses and testing costs themselves.
Junior-high and below students and teachers from New Taipei, Taoyuan, and Taichung prohibited from traveling abroad
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Junior-high and below students and teachers from New Taipei, Taoyuan, and Taichung prohibited from traveling abroad
》https://www.mook.com.tw/article.php?op=articleinfo&articleid=23491