According to Taiwan media reports on February 1, the number of local confirmed cases of in Taiwan continues to increase. There were 16 local cases today (1) today, 9 of which were from Kaohsiung . The Kaohsiung City Government also announced earlier that compared with Taipei from the North (2), cinemas will be prohibited from being used internally, and epidemic prevention specifications will heat up. Does it mean that the epidemic on the island is about to break out? Shi Xinru, director of the Center for Emerging Virus Infection Research at Chang Gung University in Taiwan, pointed out that cinemas are confined spaces, and it is of course appropriate to prohibit internal use. However, judging from the rate of Omickron transmission, Taoyuan and Kaohsiung are currently under very good control.
"Taiwan Command Center" announced today that 16 new local cases were added on the island, including 7 cases in Taoyuan and 9 cases in Kaohsiung. For 104 confirmed cases in Kaohsiung within 12 days, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chimai announced strict epidemic prevention measures, prohibiting diet in cinemas from tomorrow, while Taipei City banned cinemas before the New Year.
And is Taipei faster and Kaohsiung slower? Shi Xinru pointed out in an interview that judging from the current increase in cases across Taiwan, Taiwan's epidemic has been very well adhered to, and he is also on the front line of screening. It can be seen that the number of screening is very large. "I think it is necessary for cinemas to prohibit internal use. After all, to eat food, you have to get a mask. Although it is very happy to eat popcorn when watching movies, it seems that the number of cases outside the island is growing multiplier. For a confined space like cinemas, it is better not to use internally."
However, Shi Xinru also believes that the epidemic on the island seems to have no outbreak at present. "In fact, our reactions are very fast, like Kaohsiung Qijin, I thought of talking about people There are many tides and ferries, so a screening station will be set up immediately, which is almost the degree of local general screening. Taipei is more experienced in epidemic prevention, and it can be seen that there is almost no epidemic in Shuangbei." ”
. For Taoyuan area, Shi Xinru said that Taoyuan is originally the "front line" and is naturally more difficult to defend. Moreover, Omickron itself is not easy to defend, and it is contagious before it is symptomatic. On the good side, we have delayed the time when Omickron entered the local area. Now most people have been vaccinated. Even if there are local cases, the number of cases is not as many as imagined, so it is considered to be a guard.