The CECC announced 6 more imported cases on Monday. (Photo courtesy of the CECC via NOWnews)
TAIPEI (The China Post) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) announced on Monday 2 more local, and 6 more imported COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 1,145.
According to the CECC, the 6 imported infections are from the Netherlands (case 1139, case 1140), Indonesia (case 1141, 1142, 1143), and the Republic of Uzbekistan (case 1144).
Case 1139 is a Dutch man in his forties who had been part of a ship crew.
He arrived in Taiwan on April 10 for work purposes and submitted negative test results taken within three days of arrival.
He was tested on April 25 when his quarantine period ended and again on May 1 at the request of his employers after his self-health management period ended.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung speaks at a press conference on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of the CECC)
TAIPEI (The China Post) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) announced on Monday 2 local, and 6 more imported COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 1,145.
According to the CECC, the two local infections include a Taiwanese man in his forties (case 1145) who recently stayed at a designated airport quarantine hotel and an Indonesian girl in her teens (case 1146) who is a contact of the CAL pilot who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in Australia.
Case 1145 is a contract-based staff who worked in a quarantine hotel between early April and April 28. He reported experiencing coughing symptoms on April 28 and sought medical help two days later.
Taiwan curbs new infection cluster to prevent COVID community outbreak
05/03/2021 03:42 PM
Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中). CNA photo May 3, 2021
Taipei, May 3 (CNA) Taiwan is stepping up contact tracing and other containment measures as a jump in new domestic COVID-19 cases related to a Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport quarantine hotel fanned fears of a wave of community infections, according to Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
As the number of COVID-19 cases linked to China Airlines (CAL) and Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport where many CAL flight crew members stay for quarantine after arriving in Taiwan has risen to 24, the key to preventing community infections is to contain the outbreak in the hotel, Chen said Monday morning in a radio show.
Taiwan imposes entry ban on foreign nationals traveling from India
05/03/2021 06:43 PM
CNA file photo
Taipei, May 3 (CNA) Foreign nationals traveling from India will be barred from entering Taiwan beginning May 4 in an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 infections, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced Monday.
The new measure applies to all individuals who have visited or transited through India within two weeks of their arrival in Taiwan, according to Chen, who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
However, the entry ban does not apply to Taiwanese or foreign nationals who hold a Taiwanese residency permit, Chen said at a press briefing.
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