TAIPEI (The China Post) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) confirmed on Thursday that case 1026 is an employee head at the Hermes Epitek (æ¼¢æ°ç§æ) located in Hsinchu Science Park.
He is in his seventies and had been living in the states. He returned to Taiwan on Jan. 3 and submitted negative test results taken within three days of boarding.
He was asymptomatic during his quarantine period and was tested again on March 29 as he was preparing to return to the U.S.
His infection was confirmed today and 53 possible contacts have been listed. Among them, 12 are under quarantine while 41 are practicing self-health management.