Two new imported COVID-19 cases reported in Taiwan
ROC Central News Agency
10/12/2020 03:36 PM
Taipei, Oct. 12 (CNA) Taiwan confirmed two new imported cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number in the country to 529 since the outbreak began at the end of last year, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
One of the new patients is a Taiwanese woman in her 20s who had been studying in France since January and returned to Taiwan on Oct. 4, CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said at a press briefing in Taipei.
The woman showed no symptoms on arrival in Taiwan and went into quarantine, as is mandatory for all arrivals, Chuang said.
On Oct. 7, however, she developed symptoms, and she was tested for COVID-19 on Oct. 9, with the results coming back positive Monday, Chuang said.
The woman has been hospitalized, while a friend who traveled with her on the plane to Taiwan will be required to remain in home isolation for 14 days, Chuang said.
The other case, a Taiwanese woman in her 20s who works with a foreign airline, arrived in Taiwan on Sept. 30 on a flight from the United Arab Emirates, Chuang said.
On the third day of her quarantine, she developed symptoms, and her COVID-19 test showed positive on Monday, Chuang said, adding that the patient has now been hospitalized.
He said there was no need for contact tracing as the patient was already in quarantine two days before she developed symptoms and did not have contact with anyone during that time.
To date, Taiwan has recorded 529 cases of COVID-19, with 437 classified as imported. Of the total, 489 have recovered, seven have died and 33 are in hospital, according to CECC data.
(By William Yen)
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