Man had been on same flight as Taiwan’s 4th coronavirus patient: Public Health Bureau

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/01/30
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Changhua County Public Health Bureau (CHSHB) has issued an NT$100,000 (US$3,300) fine to a man for failing to comply with the 14-day home quarantine rule despite having been on the same plane as Taiwan's fourth novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patient.

As of Thursday afternoon (Jan. 30), Taiwan has confirmed eight 2019-nCoV cases, including a Taiwanese woman who was diagnosed with the virus Sunday (Jan. 26). According to UDN, officials had been unable to reach the man, who had been placed under home quarantine after sharing the same flight as the female patient, at the phone numbers he provided Sunday at the airport.
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