Radio Taiwan International
Date: 05 June, 2020
By: Leslie Liao

Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center says the country’s success in containing COVID-19 has

hinged on strict border controls.

The Center’s Vice Commander, Chen Tsung-yen, said Friday that Taiwan has so far issued quarantine orders to around 150,000 people at the country’s entry points. He said that border officials have administered over 6,000 COVID-19 tests. Of Taiwan’s 352 imported cases COVID-19 so far, 138 were discovered at the border. This means that 39% of cases brought in from outside Taiwan were detected as soon as patients arrived in the country.    [FULL  STORY]