CCTV news: Taiwan Epidemic Command Center reported a new confirmed case of new coronavirus pneumonia on the 13th. It is an American man in his 50s living on the island. He was infected when receiving American friends who went to Taiwan at the end of February. to infection. As of now, the total number of confirmed cases in Taiwan has reached 50.
The Taiwan Epidemic Command Center held a regular press conference on the 13th and announced a new confirmed case of new coronavirus pneumonia on the island. It is an American man in his 50s living in central Taichung. He had been infected from February 24th to 26th. We received 4 American friends who went to Taiwan. The 4 people were two couples. One of them developed symptoms when they were in Taiwan on the 24th, and the other couple developed symptoms after leaving Taiwan on the 26th.
Chen Shizhong, commander of the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center: "Case 50 developed symptoms of chills, cough and fever on February 27, March 4, and 7. He sought medical treatment on the 7th and was admitted to the hospital. On the 10th, he was admitted to the hospital for testing. According to the report, the diagnosis was confirmed today (the 13th). Based on the overall contact situation, we have determined that the possibility of being infected by an American friend is relatively high."
The Epidemic Command Center said that the 50th case and 4 others have been identified. The activities of the American friends in Taiwan on February 24 will be further investigated in the future. The activities of the five people in Taiwan at other times will be further investigated. There are 64 close contacts with the 50th case, and they will continue to be tracked.
In addition, the Epidemic Command Center announced that 361 people who returned to Taiwan on extra flights of China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines on March 10 have all been tested and the results were all negative, and will be quarantined for 14 days.
Due to the increasing global epidemic of COVID-19, outsiders believe that Taiwan should expand screening and conduct universal screening. The Epidemic Command Center stated that taking a test when there are no symptoms will increase the number of false negatives and cause a gap in epidemic prevention. Testing should still be conducted after expert identification.
