Focus Taiwan
Date: 03/22/2020
By|: Chen Wei-ting and Joseph Yeh
Taipei, March 22 (CNA) A total of 16 new coronavirus cases, 13 of which originated overseas, were

Health Minister Chen Shih-chung
Among the new patients, three are believed to have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) locally, said Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC.
One of the three, a woman in her 20s, is a nurse at a nursing home. So far, 81 doctors, nurses and residents at the nursing home have been tested for COVID-19, and all have tested negative, according to Chen.
Health authorities are now moving five of the 53 patients to a nearby hospital while the rest of the 48 will be sent to two quarantine locations to prevent a further spread of the disease, said Deputy Health Minister Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元). [FULL STORY]