CECC confirms 11 more imported cases; cases arrive in Taiwan from the Philippines, Syria, India, and Indonesia


PublishTime:2021-05-10
On May 10, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced 11 new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those 11 new cases arrived in Taiwan from the Philippines (Case #1188), Syria (Case #1189), India (Case #1190-1193) and Indonesia (Case #1194-1198).

Case #1188 is a Taiwanese female in her 20s. She returned to Taiwan from the Philippines on April 21. After completing the quarantine period, she visited the hospital to take a self-paid test on May 7. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on May 10.

Case #1189 is an over 50-year-old male from Syria. The Syrian man traveled to Taiwan for official business on April 16. As he planned to return to Syria, he visited the hospital to take a self-paid test on May 8. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on May 10 (the CT value was 37).

Case #1190 and Case #1191 are two Taiwanese men in their 50s. The two Taiwanese men tested positive for COVID-19 in India on May 3. They both took an international air ambulance to Taiwan on May 8. After they arrived in Taiwan, they were immediately admitted to a hospital for isolation care and testing. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on May 10.

Case #1192 and Case #1193 are a Taiwanese man in his 40s and a Taiwanese man in his 20s, respectively. They returned to Taiwan from India on May 8. They voluntarily notified airport quarantine officers they had experienced symptoms when they arrived. They underwent COVID-19 tests upon arrival. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on May 10.

Cases #1194-1198 are five fishermen from Indonesia. They came to Taiwan for work on April 26. They were tested on May 9 before completing the quarantine period, and infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on May 10.