According to CECC, the Central Epidemic Command Center confirms 2 more imported cases in Taiwan on April 23. The cases arrive in Taiwan from India and Belgium.
On April 23, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced two new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those two new cases arrived in Taiwan from India (Case #1088) and Belgium (Case #1089).
The CECC pointed out that Case #1088 is an over 30-year-old male from India. He traveled to Taiwan for work on April 6. Due to work requirement, he visited the hospital to take a self-paid COVID-19 test on April 21, upon completion of the quarantine period. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on April 23.
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Case #1089 is an over 40-year-old man from Belgium. The Belgian man traveled to Taiwan for work on April 6. He experienced a headache, a sore throat, a runny nose, and an abnormal sense of smell and taste on April 20. The health authority then arranged for him to seek medical attention and undergo testing the next day. Infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on April 23.
The CECC reported that a cumulative total of 201,735 cases related to COVID-19 have been reported in Taiwan among which COVID-19 has been ruled out in 199,900. Of these reported cases, infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in 1090 cases. Of the 1090 confirmed cases, 970 are imported; 78 are indigenous; 36 are naval crew members aboard the Panshi fast combat support ship; 2 are infections on an aircraft; 1 case has unknown sources of infection; 3 cases' sources of infection are being investigated (Cases#1078, 1079, and 1091); and 1 case (Case #530) has been removed (Case #530 is not assigned to any patients). Of the confirmed cases, there have been 11 deaths, and 1044 patients have been released from isolation, with the other 35 patients remaining hospitalized in isolation.
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