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CECC reports six imported cases
COVAX VACCINES EXPECTED: A batch of 199,200 doses of the AstraZeneca jab, sent from Amsterdam, would arrive today, the minister of health and welfare said
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday confirmed six imported cases of COVID-19 and one new case of a non-serious adverse event after a COVID-19 vaccination.
Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is CECC spokesperson, said that three of the imported cases are Philippine migrant workers, who are in their 20s or 30s.
One of them arrived in Taiwan on March 10 and tested negative after finishing quarantine on Tuesday last week, but tested positive in a paid test on Thursday, Chuang said.
COVAX VACCINES EXPECTED: A batch of 199,200 doses of the AstraZeneca jab, sent from Amsterdam, would arrive today, the minister of health and welfare saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
CECC confirms six new imported COVID-19 cases
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported six new imported cases of COVID-19.
Among them was a Paraguayan man who on March 3 traveled from Paraguay to Taiwan, via Brazil and Dubai, to study, the center said.
He was tested twice while in quarantine at a government center, and both results come back negative, it said.
Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang presents the latest data on the COVID-19 pandemic in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA
However, the result of a third test he took at a hospital on Monday came back positive, although the result of a fourth test taken the next day was negative, the center said.
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