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CECC announces 3 imported cases and 3 indigenous cases in Taiwan on April 28

CECC announces 3 imported cases and 3 indigenous cases in Taiwan on April 28

According to CECC, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announces 3 more imported cases arriving from Indonesia and India, and 3 more indigenous cases in Taiwan on April 28.  

On April 28, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced three new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those three new cases arrived in Taiwan from Indonesia (Case #1115 and Case #1116) and India (Case #1117).
Case #1115 and Case #1116 are an Indonesian female in her 20s and an Indonesian male in his 20s. They traveled to Taiwan for studies on April 11. After completing the quarantine period on April 26, they went to the hospital for testing. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the cases on April 28 (Case #1115 had a CT value of 32; Case #1116 had a CT value of 30).
Case #1117 is a Taiwanese male in his 30s. He visited India for work in February 2020, and returned to Taiwan on April 13, 2021. He experienced a mild cough on April 24, and developed diarrhea and a fever the next day. Thus, the health authority arranged for him to seek medical attention and undergo testing. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on April 28 (the CT value was 21).

As for the three new confirmed indigenous cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. CECC mentions, one (Case #1112) is a family member of two imported cases and doesn't live with the imported case, and the other two (Case #1113 and Case #1114) are family members of and lives with pilots for an airline company who were confirmed yesterday to test positive for antibodies.
Case #1112 is a Taiwanese male in his 70s. He is a family member and doesn't live with two imported cases (Case #1068 and Case #1106). He had no recent history of international travel. When Case #1068 was in home quarantine, Case #1112 spent half an hour at Case #1068's residence. He also helped deliver meals to Case #1106 when Case #1106 was placed under home isolation. The health authority arranged for Case #1112 to undergo testing on April 26 as he was identified as a contact, and infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on April 28 (the CT value was 26). The CECC pointed out that Case #1112 visited some public venues in Taoyuan City. The venues he visited are listed below. Members of the public who have visited those locations during the time periods mentioned below are reminded to practice self-health management for 14 days. If suspected symptoms develop, members of the public must put on a mask and voluntarily inform the physician of any history of contact and activity.

The locations visited by Case #1112:
April 20
Approx. 13:20-15:30
Dance class       Bei-Sing Activity Center in Pingzhen Distict
                          (平鎮區北興活動中心)
                          No. 353,Sec. 2, Jinling Rd.,Pingzhen Dist., Taoyuan City

Approx. 16:00
Dining               Lan-De-Jhu hakka noodle restaurant on Jinling Street
                         (懶得煮客家麵食館金陵店)
                          No. 228,Jinling Rd.,Zhongli Dist., Taoyuan City

Approx. 17:00-21:30
Dancing             Amanda Dancehall (阿曼達舞場)
                          8F., No. 65,Xinsheng Rd.,Zhongli Dist., Taoyuan City


April 21
Approx. 9:00-11:30   
senior citizens learning course    Jong-Bu Elementary School in Taoyuan District
                                                 (桃園區中埔國小)
                                                  No. 1054,Yong'an Rd.,Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan City
                         

Approx. 13:00
senior citizens learning course   Jong-Bu Elementary School in Taoyuan District
                                                   (桃園區中埔國小)
                                                   No. 1054,Yong'an Rd.,Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan City

Case #1113 is a Taiwanese male in his teens. He is a family member of and lives with a pilot for the airline company who was confirmed yesterday to test positive for antibodies. The teenager had no recent history of international travel. The health authority arranged for him to undergo testing on April 26 as he was identified as a contact, and infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on April 28 (the CT value was 36; he had a CT value of 41 the next day, and he tested negative for IgM and positive for IgG).

Case #1114 is a Taiwanese female in her 40s. She is a family member of and lives with a pilot for the airline company who was confirmed yesterday to test positive for antibodies. She had no recent history of international travel. The health authority arranged for her to undergo testing on April 26 as she was identified as a contact, and infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on April 28 (the CT value was 34; she tested negative after given an RT-PCR test the next day, and she tested negative for IgM and positive for IgG).

 

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