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2021/02/27 17:17 Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung. Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Saturday (Feb. 27) announced three new cases of COVID-19 from the U.K., Vietnam, and the Philippines. During a press conference, Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced three imported cases, raising Taiwan s total infections to 954. The latest cases include a British woman, an Indonesian man, and a Filipina. According to Chen, case No. 953 is a British national in her 20s who came to Taiwan for studies on Feb. 12. She had provided proof of two negative COVID tests issued within three days of her flight after she was confirmed with the disease in the U.K. on Jan. 8.
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CECC official, Centers for Disease Control Director General Chou Jih-haw. Photo courtesy of the CECC
Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), the government body in charge of the nation s COVID-19 response, touted its efficacy in preventing the spread of coronavirus as it marked the one-year anniversary of its establishment Saturday.
While the virus has infected over 110 million people worldwide so far, Taiwan has recorded only 945 cases to date, or four cases per 100,000 people, which compares favorably to the worldwide case number of 1,473 per 100,000 people, CECC official Chou Jih-haw (周志浩) said at a press conference in Taipei.
Taiwan has reported nine coronavirus-related deaths, which is a death rate of 0.9% or 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, while COVID-19 has claimed more than 2.5 million lives globally, representing a mortality rate of 2.2% or 32.82 deaths per 100,000 people, according to Chou.
Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday published its COVID-19 vaccination priority list, as it prepares to begin a national immunization campaign sometime during March.