LIMITED SPREAD: Of the more than 200 people who came in close contact with the taxi driver and his three infected relatives, 175 have tested negative for the virus
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 19, 2020
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
A Taiwanese man who returned from China’s Zhejiang Province late last month has been identified as
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, center, speaks at a news conference held by the Central Epidemic Command Center in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA
The death of the nation’s 19th confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on Sunday: a 61-year-old Taiwanese man who was hospitalized for suspected serious flu complications with pneumonia on Feb. 3 and died of sepsis on Saturday, shortly after he tested positive for the virus.
The man was an independent taxi driver who late last month transported at least three Taiwanese passengers returning from China before he began exhibiting symptoms on Jan. 27, the center said, adding that it was working to trace everyone who came into contact with him for COVID-19 screening as soon as possible.
The man’s 51-year-old brother, who lived with him, tested positive for the disease on Saturday and was on Sunday announced as the nation’s 20th confirmed case. [FULL STORY]
