Taipei Times
Date: Mar 14, 2020
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter

An American man was yesterday confirmed as Taiwan’s 50th COVID-19 case, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said, adding that it would consider placing certain US states on the nation’s travel advisory list.

The coronavirus outbreak in the US has almost reached “a critical point” and Taiwan could issue a travel warning for the US, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center.

However, due to the size of the US, the center would issue the advisories at the state or regional level, he added.

Chen did not answer media queries on whether the US capital, Washington, and the states of Washington, New York and California would be listed first.    [FULL  STORY]