Taiwan reports two new imported COVID-19 cases
ROC Central News Agency
01/21/2021 03:32 PM
Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) Taiwan on Thursday reported two new imported cases of COVID-19, both from the Philippines, but did not record any domestic transmissions for the first time in five days.
The two latest cases brought the total number in the country to 872, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The two migrant workers, in their 30s and 20s, arrived on Jan. 6 and 7, respectively, from the Philippines and presented negative coronavirus test results issued three days before they boarded their flights to Taiwan, the CECC said.
As required, they were in quarantine at a government-designated facility after their arrival and were tested at the end of the 14-day period, the CECC said.
The results on Thursday were positive, but the two Filipinos were asymptomatic, the CECC said. Since they have had no contact with anyone since their arrival, there is no need for contact tracing, the center added.
Meanwhile, there were no new COVID-19 cases linked to a recent domestic cluster infection at Taoyuan General Hospital, where 10 cases have been reported over the past week, according to the CECC.
As of Thursday, Taiwan had recorded 872 cases of COVID-19, 767 of which had been classified as imported. Of the total, 771 patients have recovered, 94 are hospitalized and seven have died, CECC data shows.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 has infected about 96.75 million people in 193 countries and regions worldwide, with more than 2.07 million fatalities, according to CECC statistics as of Thursday.
(By Chung Yu-chen)
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