The Standard
Date: 5 Sep 2020

A Filipino migrant worker and a Taiwanese woman, both in their 30s, were diagnosed with the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in Taiwan to 492, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

The Filipino migrant worker was not experiencing symptoms when he arrived in Taiwan to start a new job on Thursday, CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsian said, CNA reports.

On arrival, the man was tested at the airport and was taken to a quarantine facility. On Saturday, his test results came back positive and he was transferred to a hospital.

Taiwan has mandated centralized quarantine for all arrivals from the Philippines since August 12 because of the rising number of patients from that country. The CECC said nine passengers on the man's flight were put into home quarantine, while five flight crew members were asked to follow a self-health management protocol.    [FULL  STORY]