Two new imported cases of COVID-19
BAFFLING CASE:
Case No. 790 tested negative for IgM and positive for IgG, indicating that a second positive was probably from his August infection, not a new one
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced two imported cases of COVID-19 in arrivals from the Philippines and the US.
Each provided a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result before boarding a flight to Taiwan and neither showed COVID-19 symptoms, the center said.
Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesperson, said that one of the cases is a Filipino in his 30s who arrived for work on Dec. 14.