N. Taiwan woman in her 60s may have been infected during trip, according to CECC

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/02/29
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After a Taiwanese tourist who visited Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt tested positive for Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) Saturday (Feb. 29), the 36 other members of her tour group will be tested too, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.

The tourist, a woman from north Taiwan aged over 60, was announced as the 39th case of the virus in Taiwan on Saturday. She was the latest of a number of travelers who had been infected overseas.

While travel advisories for Dubai and Egypt were a possibility, CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) cautioned the infection might have occurred during the flight. He therefore advised would-be travelers to avoid long-haul flights as spending a long time inside an enclosed space could increase the danger of infection, CNA reported.    [FULL  STORY]