One new imported case of COVID-19 reported in Taiwan
ROC Central News Agency
02/06/2021 06:17 PM
Taipei, Feb. 6 (CNA) A Taiwanese man, who returned from the United States on Jan. 8, was confirmed as the only new COVID-19 patient in Taiwan on Saturday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
The man, in his 40s, returned to Taiwan to visit family, and he presented proof of a negative test result that had been obtained within three days of his departure from the U.S., the CECC said.
On arrival in Taiwan, the man went directly into 14-day mandatory quarantine at his residence, said Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC.
The man, who has been asymptomatic so far, resumed work on Jan. 25 and sought a self-paid COVID-19 test at a hospital on Thursday, which was required for his upcoming return trip to the U.S., Chen said at a press briefing.
The result came back positive on Saturday, but the CT level showed a small viral load, indicating that the man had been infected quite a while ago and poses a low infection risk, according to CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥).
According to the CECC, the man reported having had contact with a COVID-19 patient after he began to work in the U.S. in October, 2020.
The CECC said it has identified 84 people in Taiwan who had contact with the man, and 29 of them are now in home quarantine, while the other 55 have been asked to observe self-health management.
To date, Taiwan has recorded 924 cases of COVID-19, 809 of which have been classified as imported. Of the total, 843 patients have recovered, nine have died, and 72 are in hospital, according to CECC statistics as of Saturday.
Globally, COVID-19 has infected over 105.3 million people in 193 countries and regions, with more than 2.3 million fatalities, CECC data shows.
(By Chung Yu-chen)
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