Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/02/20
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Flor Wang
Taipei, Feb. 20 (CNA) A junior high school student who recently returned from Vietnam has been
Photo courtesy of Taichung City government
confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus, which is the first imported case this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday.
The student had developed a fever the day before he returned from a 10-day holiday with his family in Ho Chih Minh City, and his abnormal temperature was detected at a screening station on his arrival at Taichung International Airport on Feb. 15, the CDC said.
The CDC said it received a report of the case the same day and had the student’s sample tested, after which it was determined that he was infected with the Zika virus.
CDC Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) said the student’s condition has since improved and he will carry out a self-health management at home until Feb. 25. [FULL STORY]