Two Indonesian women test positive for COVID-19 in Taiwan
ROC Central News Agency
11/10/2020 06:12 PM
Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) Two Indonesian women who recently traveled to Taiwan to work have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the number of cases in the country to 580, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday.
The women, who are both in their 30s, came to Taiwan on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27, respectively, and have been asymptomatic so far, the CECC said.
They were both tested for COVID-19 before completing their mandatory 14-day quarantine and their results came back positive on Tuesday, the CECC said.
No contact tracing will be conducted as the women were not in contact with anyone during quarantine, the CECC said.
Currently, the CECC requires all migrant domestic workers to stay in designated quarantine centers after arriving in Taiwan and are tested before their quarantine ends, according to CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥).
To date, Taiwan has recorded 580 cases of COVID-19, with 488 classified as imported. Of the total, 528 have recovered, seven have died and 45 are in hospital, CECC data shows.
Globally, COVID-19 has infected over 50.9 million people in 189 countries and regions, with more than 1.2 million fatalities, according to CECC statistics as of Tuesday.
(By Chiang Yi-ching)
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