According to Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News", the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center said on the 31st that Taiwan had 16 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, of which 14 were imported from abroad and 2 were local cases.

According to Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News", the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center said on the 31st that Taiwan had 16 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, of which 14 were imported from abroad and 2 were local cases. As of now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Taiwan has 322. However, in this extraordinary period when epidemic prevention is more important than anything else, a controversy that a senior official in the Taiwan Tourism Department is suspected of being a privileged person was involved. When the son of the senior official returned to Taiwan from overseas, his father's subordinate employees were sent to pick him up, causing the employee to be infected with the new coronavirus, and the employee infected his 5-year-old son.

The picture shows cleaning staff disinfecting in front of the counter of Taoyuan Airport Service Center

"Official Appearance Record" restored:

On March 28, the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center announced imported cases from abroad, of which 269 were confirmed by the Taiwan Tourism Department as an employee of Taoyuan Airport Travel Service Center. Before that, the employee and another employee were ordered to "receive" the son of a Taiwanese tourism department official returning to Taiwan from the Philippines on March 20. The young man has now been confirmed, and it is case 277. During the reception period, the three of them drank coffee and tea together at the airport for more than 30 minutes.

The Taiwan Tourism Department and the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center gave an explanation that there is no "reception" between them, and the "possible channel" of the source of infection is the airport toilet...

The tourism department is affiliated with the Taiwan transportation authority. The father of the tourism department official drove to Taoyuan Airport to pick up his son back to Taiwan that day. He had had close contact with him in the car. After driving him to home quarantine, although he did not live with him, before his son was diagnosed, the official participated in six meetings or official itineraries, and the meal was still present. He even contacted Lin Jialong, the head of the Taiwan Transportation Department. The Taiwan Tourism Department was very angry and pointed out that he was ignoring his colleagues' health and could not forgive him. The Kuomintang’s national representative directly named the name, and this senior official from the tourism department may also be a high-risk group.

The high-ranking tourism department officials' concept of epidemic prevention is so weak, which is surprising and also makes the epidemic likely to burn other officials of the DPP authorities.

But the bigger tragedy of this incident is that on the 30th, a case of receiving the son of an official and drinking coffee was reported 277. His five-year-old son was also diagnosed (case 299). Now, the boy's kindergarten has been closed, so there are more people who are quarantined at home and quarantine.

How innocent are these people?

Review the entire incident. The Taiwan epidemic command center and tourism department were also consistent in their opinions, and they both said that it was not a big deal. But last night, Lin Jialong, head of the Taiwan Transportation Department, suddenly "turned around", saying that his colleagues from the airport had been sent to receive the official's son at the airport, and were suspected of using public instruments for personal use. He had asked to intervene in the investigation whether there were privileges and would never be lenient. On the afternoon of March 31, the Taiwan Tourism Department issued a press release stating that the senior executive failed to complete the leave procedures and left office and violated epidemic prevention regulations. He was punished with a major punishment and demoted his position in non-in charge.

Su Zhenchang, the head of the administrative agency of Taiwan, was also furious, saying that the son of the Taiwan Tourism Department official had symptoms when he was in the Philippines on March 1, but the date of the onset of the disease was actually March 22. What was even more surprising was that when he returned to Taiwan, he did not go to the test as required, but instead went to the public to drink coffee. The Taiwan Disease Control Center saw it but did not punish him.

Some Taiwanese media pointed out:

Taiwan is currently entering a critical period of epidemic prevention operations, and there are constant imported cases from abroad every day. Entering the country is the first combat defense line. In order to minimize the chances of risky people and the masses, Taiwanese people returning from outside the island must be quarantined at home for 14 days, and they are not even allowed to return home on mass transportation. This young man who needs to be quarantined at home immediately after entering Taiwan has a dedicated person to receive him after entering the country. Is it because he has an official father?