Taiwan confirms one new imported COVID-19 case
05/09/2021 03:13 PM
A health worker stands by at a gate at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Taiwan on Sunday confirmed one new imported case of COVID-19 from the Philippines, bringing the number of cases in the country to 1,184, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The new case involves a Filipina who came to Taiwan to visit a relative of hers who is seriously ill. She tested positive on her first day of quarantine, after taking a self-paid COVID-19 test at a hospital, the CECC said.
Under current regulations, people who travel to Taiwan have to go into quarantine for 14 days upon entry, but they can apply to visit sick family members or attend funerals during their quarantine period as long as they test negative for COVID-19.
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Coronavirus: Chinese province delays quarantine cuts after Taiwan case surge Taoyuan airport employees receive Covid-19 vaccination. Photo: CNA
Authorities in a southeastern Chinese province have postponed plans to shorten quarantine for visitors from Taiwan after a surge in new coronavirus cases on the island linked to the travel industry.
A coronavirus command centre in Fujian announced on Saturday that it would delay introduction of the trial scheme, which was scheduled to start on Monday and would have reduced the quarantine period for qualified Taiwanese visitors from 14 days to two.
The command centre said Taiwan had reported more than 10 local infections in the last 14 days, and so no longer met the requirements for the trial.
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COVID-19: Confirmed case visited cafe in Taoyuan: CECC
SHOPPING MALL: People who have been to places visited by the confirmed cases at about the same time should pay attention to their health condition and report symptoms
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday revealed several locations in Taoyuan and Taipei visited by two people confirmed to have COVID-19 when they were likely contagious.
Case No. 1,183 a China Airlines (華航) pilot, the husband of case No. 1,184 on May 1 visited the “Pilot in Cafe” coffee shop from 12pm to 12:30pm, the Gloria Outlets (華泰名品城) shopping mall from 1pm to 1:30pm and Hutung Peng’s Old Shop Xinjiang Ramen (胡同彭家老舖新疆拉麵) from 2pm to 2:30pm, all in Taoyuan, the CECC said.
Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Two Taiwanese officials in India who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and returned to Taiwan on Saturday for treatment have seen their condition improve, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday.