OVERSEAS OUTBREAKS: Travel advisories for Japan and South Korea are likely to be raised, while a charter flight has evacuated Taiwanese from the ‘Diamond Princess’
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 22, 2020
By: Wu Liang-yi, Chien Hui-ju and Dennis Xie / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNA
Taiwan yesterday confirmed two more COVID-19 cases as part of a family cluster infection, bringing
A man waves Taiwan’s national flag as passengers disembark from the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Japan, yesterday.
Photo: AFP
A woman in her 20s and her aunt, in her 40s, have been confirmed as the nation’s 25th and 26th COVID-19 patients respectively, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) told a news conference at the Central Epidemic Command Center.
The 25th patient started coughing on Jan. 28 and developed a fever on Jan. 31 before seeking medical treatment on Feb. 4 and Tuesday last week, while her aunt, who showed no signs of respiratory trouble or a fever, visited a doctor on Feb. 3 and Feb. 6 for gastroesophageal reflux, said Chen, who heads the center.
An initial investigation found that the two women were likely infected by a woman in her 60s — the 24th patient, confirmed on Wednesday, as they are related. [FULL STORY]
