According to The China Post, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) reported six more imported COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the tally to 984.
According to the CECC, the imported cases are from the U.S., the Philippines, France and the U.K.
Case 980 is a Mexican man in his twenties who lived in the United States and arrived in Taiwan for work on Feb. 13.
He had previously developed symptoms including a sore throat on Jan. 20 while in the U.S., and tested positive for the virus two days later.
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He was later tested twice again on Feb. 6 and Feb. 8, and both results came back negative.
He was under quarantine when he arrived in Taiwan and practiced self-health management until March 6. For work purposes, he acquired another test on March 10 and the infection was confirmed today.
He is currently asymptomatic, and 16 possible contacts have been listed and are practicing self-health management.
Case 981 is a migrant worker in his thirties from the Philippines who traveled to Taiwan for work purposes on Feb. 17.
He submitted the required documents prior to boarding his flight, and was placed under quarantine upon arrival.
He was tested on March 2 when the quarantine period ended, and the test results were negative.
After undergoing the 7-day self-health management, he was tested again on March 10 and the infection was confirmed today.
He is also asymptomatic and 3 possible contacts have been tracked down with two under quarantine and the other under self-health management.
Case 982 is a French man in his fifties who arrived in Taiwan on Jan. 12 for work.
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