By / Fresh, compiled and reported by Jingdianjia
No new confirmed domestic COVID-19 cases today. On the 13th, 1,345 new reports related to novel coronavirus pneumonia were added. So far, the cumulative total is 48,549 cases (including 44,890 cases ruled out), of which 393 are confirmed.
Regarding Minister Chen Shih-chung and others addressing a young boy who was hesitant to wear a pink mask due to its bright color, Minister Chen and others demonstrated wearing pink masks together to encourage children regardless of gender or color — boys can wear pink masks too. Premier Su Tseng-chang also wore a pink mask today.
Epidemic statistics
Of the 393 cases, 338 are imported from overseas and 55 are domestic. Among the confirmed cases, 6 have died, 124 have been released from isolation, and the rest remain hospitalized in isolation.
The 214 Taiwanese citizens who returned on the special flight from Hubei on March 30 have all been released from isolation today and have gone home to undergo 14 days of self-health management.
The Central Epidemic Command Center pointed out that globally there are 1,866,085 confirmed cases distributed across 184 countries/regions; the highest numbers of cases are in the United States with 580,619, Spain with 169,496, Italy with 159,516, Germany with 123,016, and France with 98,076; among the cases, 118,418 have died, with the most in the United States at 23,529, Italy at 20,456, Spain at 17,489, France at 14,967, and the United Kingdom at 11,329.