Focus Taiwan
Date: 02/08/2020
By: William Yen

Taipei, Feb. 8 (CNA) Another Taiwanese has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) after a recent trip overseas, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the respiratory virus in Taiwan to 17, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Saturday.

The latest confirmed case is that of a man in his 20s, the son of a couple who were confirmed to be infected with 2019-nCoV two days earlier after the family transited through Hong Kong from Taiwan Jan. 22 for a vacation in Italy, said Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), deputy-director of Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control.

The young man developed a cough on Jan. 27 in Italy, while his parents also started to show symptoms on Jan. 26 and Jan. 28, respectively, Chuang said.

It is believed that the family caught the virus while on one of their flights, but it was not clear on which segment of their trip they were infected, Chuang said.

When the son returned to work in Taiwan, he claimed to have worn face masks, but 11 of his colleagues will still be asked to self-quarantine themselves at home, Chuang said.
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