CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan adds two new imported COVID-19 cases after 13-day hiatus

Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/15/2020
By: Flor Wang and Chen Wei-ting

Taipei, June 15 (CNA) Taiwan reported two more imported COVID-19 cases on Monday, while maintaining zero local transmission for 64 days, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

The two new cases identified as foreign acquired were the first ones since June 1, when a woman returning from the United States was confirmed as having contracted the novel coronavirus, the CECC said in a press release.

The two patients, a husband and wife, flew to Bangladesh for work in late January and early March, respectively, before flying together to Malaysia on June 12 and returning to Taiwan the next day.

The husband, in his 50s, developed a fever, cough, sore throat, muscle pains and a loss of smell on May 23 while still in Bangladesh, the CECC said.    [FULL  STORY]