2021/04/09 15:20 Mural in Rome featuring vaccines. Mural in Rome featuring vaccines. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan confirmed four new coronavirus cases Friday (April 9) imported from Italy, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, bringing the country s total number to 1,054. Case No. 1,052 is a Taiwanese woman in her 50s who had stayed in Italy from February to December 2020. She had tested positive for the virus in Italy before returning to Taiwan on Dec. 27. It was not until Tuesday (April 6) that she developed a fever, before testing positive again, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. Though she had tested positive in Italy, the woman had never stayed in a hospital there, as her case was seen as mild. Upon her return to Taiwan, she tested negative before her situation deteriorated.
2021/04/02 15:27 Taiwan added 3 new imported COVID cases Friday April 2 Taiwan added 3 new imported COVID cases Friday April 2 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Two Indonesians and one Swiss citizen were confirmed as the nation’s three new coronavirus cases Friday (April 2), bringing the total number of cases in Taiwan to 1,039, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. Case No. 1,038, an Indonesian man in his 50s, arrived in Taiwan on March 18 to start work in the fisheries sector and tested positive at the end of his quarantine period. He had no contact with others during his period in Taiwan. Another Indonesian fishery worker in his 20s was listed as case No. 1,039. Tests during his quarantine period proved negative, but after a stay at a quarantine hotel monitoring his own health, his employer took him to a hospital for a test on March 31, which came out positive. Nine contacts wer