2021/02/08 11:50 Taoyuan General Hospital, epicenter of a COVID cluster Taoyuan General Hospital, epicenter of a COVID cluster (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan is considering building a dedicated pandemic hospital in the wake of the Taoyuan hospital cluster outbreak that has made national headlines over the past month. The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) declared on Sunday (Feb. 7) that the threat of further infections from the northern Taiwan hospital has been defused after rigorous COVID-19 testing provided all negative results. While urging the public not to let their guard down, Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said authorities are mulling establishing a hospital devoted to pandemic control. They will also review the standard response procedures for a potential community outbreak, he added at a news briefing on Sunday.