Radio Taiwan International
Date: 29 May, 2020
By: John Van Trieste
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung reports a new case of COVID-19 during a press briefing Friday. (Photo Courtesy Central Epidemic Command Center)
The patient in this case is a student in his 20’s who went to study in Russia during February. He is one of 95 Taiwanese nationals who returned from Russia via Japan on May 26.
The patient had developed COVID-19 symptoms before leaving Russia. He informed airport staff of these symptoms upon arrival in Taiwan, and was tested for COVID-19.
While this initial test came back negative, he was later tested again as a precaution. This is because he listed a loss of smell and taste, one distinctive sign of COVID-19, among his symptoms. This second test has come back positive. The patient is now in a hospital receiving medical treatment. [FULL STORY]
