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Taipei Times
Date: Feb 26, 2020
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday elevated its travel notice for Italy to a level 2
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, left, who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center, and Deputy Minister of Education Lin Teng-chiao, right, give an update on COVID-19 prevention measures at schools at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times
“The COVID-19 epidemic situation in Italy is concerning, as the number of confirmed cases has been rising rapidly,” said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center. “The center has decided to raise the travel notice to the level 2 ‘alert,’ and we are advising people to practice enhanced precautions when visiting the nation.”
The center said that Italy had reported 229 confirmed cases, including seven deaths, as of Monday and the source of infection in many cases remains unresolved.
Outbreaks have been reported in hospitals, the Lombardy region has banned public events and Venice has canceled its carnival, Chen said. [FULL STORY]
