Taiwan reports four new imported cases of COVID-19
ROC Central News Agency
11/11/2020 03:37 PM
Taipei, Nov. 11 (CNA) Taiwan on Wednesday confirmed four new imported cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 584 since the pandemic began, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Three of the new patients are Indonesian women, all aged between 20 and 40, who arrived in Taiwan on Oct. 28 for work purposes, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said at a press briefing.
The women were tested for COVID-19 after completing the mandatory 14-day quarantine at designated facilities on Monday, and their results came back positive on Wednesday, said Chen, who also heads the CECC.
Currently, all three of the women are asymptomatic, and health authorities have confirmed that they were not in contact with anyone during their quarantine, he added.
The other person diagnosed with the disease, Chen said, is a Belgian man in his 30s, who arrived in Taiwan for business reasons on Oct. 25 and checked into a quarantine hotel.
On Oct. 31, he experienced a diminished sense of taste and smell, but did not report the symptoms because they disappeared the following day, according to Chen.
After completing his quarantine, the man took a self-paid COVID-19 test on Tuesday at the request of the Taiwanese company he was working with, the results of which came back positive on Wednesday, Chen said.
The CECC has asked two staff members at the quarantine hotel to self-isolate due to their possible exposure, he said.
To date, Taiwan has recorded 584 cases of COVID-19, of which 492 have been classified as imported.
Of the total, 528 patients have recovered, seven have died, and 49 are in the hospital, according to CECC statistics as of Wednesday.
(By Chang Ming-hsuan and Matthew Mazzetta)
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