Taiwan will open entry policy to "0+7" on the 13th. The "Epidemic Command Center" announced today (12th) 52,338 new local cases, the second highest since the BA.5 epidemic, with another 67 cases of immigration from abroad, and 37 new deaths among the confirmed cases. Zhuang Renxiang, spokesperson of the "Command Center", said that the number of new local cases today decreased by 4.6% compared with the same day last Wednesday, which is also a three-day decline in the epidemic, which is a "good sign" and needs to be observed in the future.
This wave of epidemic has been from mid-August to the present, and the highest peak occurred on October 5, with 54,000 confirmed cases in a single day. Today, the 52,000 new cases are the second highest. As for the distribution of counties and cities, New Taipei City has the most 9,706 cases, followed by 6,753 cases in Taichung City, 5,842 cases in Kaohsiung City, 5,269 cases in Taipei City, 5,028 cases in Taoyuan City, and 4,149 cases in Tainan City.
Taiwan announced on March 18, 2020 that it will be restricted from entering the country from 0:00 on the next day. Taiwanese people will have to be quarantined at home for 14 days. It has been 938 days since the strict control has passed. It will be unblocked tomorrow. The "0+7" will be fully implemented, including foreign students and migrant workers entering the country. Epidemic prevention hotels will exit. Many media and politicians have material doubts, and the lifting of the lockdown may trigger another wave of epidemic peak. Wang Bisheng, commander of the "Command Center", responded that there are currently no particularly threatening variant viruses seen in overseas cases, and the number of cases reported after continuous leave has not increased. Although the epidemic is still in the plateau period, it has decreased compared with the same period last week. I hope it will continue to decline, and the "0+7" will continue as usual.
"Command Center" pointed out that 37 new local deaths today were 25 males and 12 females, aged between 5 and over 90 years old, all of which were severely infected, 34 had a history of chronic medical treatment, and 25 had not received more than three doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The date of diagnosis is from September 3 to October 9, 2022, and the date of death is from October 2 to October 10. One of the death cases was a boy who was only 1 year old and died at home. The case developed breathing asthma and fever on October 4. The clinic was treated as a cold. The condition was stable at the time. Unexpectedly, I found that I was in a coma at home the next morning and was sent to the hospital without any breathing and heartbeat. The test was positive for PCR, and the emergency was ineffective. I died because of the new coronavirus infection and respiratory failure.
"Command Center" shows that among the 67 new cases of overseas migration today, 28 males and 39 females, the ages between the ages of under 5 and over 80s, and the entry date is between September 11 and October 11 this year. There are the most entry places in Malaysia, , and there are 4 cases. (Lin Jingxian/Editor)
