As coronavirus Case #1091’s visit history of the Taipei Grand Mosque was announced by CECC, the Taoyuan Mosques have stopped all activities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
And Taipei City Government would not rule out canceling the Eid al-Fitr celebrations next month at the Taipei Grand Mosque if COVID-19 situation worsens. But currently, the Eid al-Fitr celebrations will proceed.
According to TAIPEI TIMES, Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) announced the decision after three people with COVID-19 were confirmed to have attended an event at the mosque on April 16.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced the three cases — two China Airlines cargo plane pilots and one of the pilots’ son — and said they had joined the event, which was attended by more than 400 people, and stayed for an hour between 12pm and 1pm.
The Taipei Grand Mosque did not require attendees to leave their contact information.
However, it did provide a list of more than 100 attendees at the event, Huang said, adding that the city government has contacted more than 70 people, including two who reported having symptoms, but tested negative for COVID-19.
TAIPEI TIMES mentions, after discussing it with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), the city government decided to allow the Eid al-Fitr celebrations next month to proceed, Huang said.
However, the city could change its decision, depending on the latest COVID-19 developments, and would not rule out canceling the event, she added.
The CECC did not inform the Taipei Department of Health about it, she said, urging it to inform the city whether it needs to carry out contact tracing or other measures.
More articles: Italian New immigrant priest who has served the Taiwan society overt six decades passed away
Addressing Huang’s concerns, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC, said at a separate event that, according to the law, when a person is suspected of having COVID-19, the local health department should arrange for the person to be tested and report the results to the center.
TAIPEI TIMES says, the CECC would then inform the local health department about the test result — if it is positive, the department should immediately start contact tracing and report the information back to the center, he said, adding that the center would decide whether public spaces that the confirmed cases had visited should be publicized.
Cooperation between the central and local governments is important in preventing the spread of COVID-19, Chen said, adding that the 65 teachers and students were only asked to practice self-health management, not placed under home isolation.
More articles: The 2021 ASEAN Leaders meeting will be held in Jakarta on April 2
