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University identifies 65 people in COVID-19 contact tracing
04/26/2021 12:22 PM
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Taipei, April 26 (CNA) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) said Sunday it had traced 65 students and teachers who had possibly had contact with three infected COVID-19 people at a recent mosque gathering.
All 65 people, most of them students, have been asked to stay in isolation and observe self-health management, according to a Taiwan Tech spokesperson.
The contact tracing was carried out after Taiwan health authorities were informed on April 21 that a pilot with the country s major carrier China Airlines (CAL) had tested positive for COVID-19 in Australia, a few days after he attended a religious gathering in Taipei, the spokesperson said.