According to news from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 16th, there were 70 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia on the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship docked in Yokohama Port, Japan, and a total of 355 cases have been confirmed. Two Taiwanese tourists have been confirmed to be infected. Both are elderly, one is a female patient in her 60s and the other is an 85-year-old man.
The "Diamond Princess" cruise ship has been quarantined on the entire ship since it returned to its home port of Yokohama, Japan on February 4. It was found that 9 passengers and 1 crew member were diagnosed with the disease. More than 3,700 people on the ship must undergo on-board epidemic prevention and quarantine for 14 days.
The "Diamond Princess" has a total of 22 Taiwanese crew members and passengers.
Chen Shizhong, commander of the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center, said yesterday (15th) that Taiwan is ready to take back Taiwanese people stranded on the cruise ship and has prepared a quarantine plan. It is expected to assign a China Airlines charter flight. The Taiwan Epidemic Command Center stated that it has been communicating with Japan and currently has a higher chance of bringing back tourists on chartered flights. It also emphasized that the order of old, young, women and children will not be separated, but all will be sent back. As for the time of return, More negotiations are needed.
Just when Taiwan’s Epidemic Command Center said that multiple consultations were still needed, Taiwan’s “Representative in Japan” Hsieh Chang-ting posted on Facebook (facebook) last night that according to relevant quarantine regulations, if the 19th is passed, the ship will not be allowed to ship. If the tourists' test is still negative, then there is no reason for them to be quarantined again when they return to Taiwan. Under the same circumstances, the United States, Canada and other places have stated that local people who withdraw will be quarantined for another 14 days.
However, Hsieh's move was slapped in the face by Taiwan's foreign affairs authorities, who pointed out that Hsieh's statement was inconsistent with the decision-making of the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center.
In addition, Taiwanese media also found that although Japan currently ranks second in the world in terms of the number of new coronavirus infections, Taiwan's epidemic recommendation for travelers to Japan is the mildest level one. Even Singapore , which has a far lower number of infections than Japan, is listed as The more severe second level. In addition, Japan is a popular tourist destination for Taiwanese people, which inevitably makes people worry about the double-sided epidemic prevention standards of the Taiwan authorities.
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whether the same virus, which is very ferocious in mainland China, becomes benevolent in Japan?
It is of course good to bring "wanderers" stranded abroad back to the starting point of Taiwan, but it really depends on whether the Taiwan authorities have the "diamond".
The current situation of the 85-year-old male patient who was diagnosed on the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship is not optimistic. The son who lives with the old man once posted on the Internet that his father had a runny nose and coughed up blood all night. In addition to this old man, there are also a Taiwanese woman in her 60s who was previously diagnosed and 20 Taiwanese people who are still stranded on the ship. Where should these people go when they are brought back to Taiwan? The Taiwan Epidemic Command Center or the Taiwan authorities are really ready Already?
In this short period of time, the Taiwan authorities have exposed various problems in epidemic prevention. Not only are departments communicating poorly and slapping each other in the face, but also there are only "rules" that need to be followed for those returning to Taiwan who need to be quarantined at home, but there are no corresponding supporting measures, resulting in danger -
Just yesterday, three people in Taipei City who were supposed to be quarantined at home went missing. Although all three people were found within a few hours, it was really shocking. Taipei City Mayor Ke Wenzhe therefore dropped his harsh words and said that if he did not cooperate, he would simply install electronic handcuffs in the future. Unexpectedly, Chen Shizhong was "tolerant".
It is certainly wrong to walk around unruly, but for Taiwanese people who need to be quarantined at home, have they ever thought about how they can "return home first"? According to Taiwan's current regulations, if you are a contact of a confirmed case, you need to undergo a 14-day home quarantine. Those who have returned to Taiwan from Level 1 and Level 2 epidemic areas and have fever or respiratory symptoms will be sent to a doctor for examination; if they are asymptomatic, they will return home and undergo a 14-day home quarantine.
A few days ago, a Taiwanese compatriot who was flying back to Taiwan was refused a taxi when he left the airport. He walked alone from Taichung Airport to Changhua . After asking for help, he met a kind person who took him back to Yunlin. Some people also flew back to Taipei from the mainland and took the high-speed train back to their homes in southern Taiwan, only to be blocked and issued fines by Taiwan's health authorities.
Taiwanese tourists on the "Diamond Princess" who have been "drifting at sea" for nearly half a month may soon face such an unknown way home.
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