Focus Taiwan
Date: 03/07/2020
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, March 7 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Saturday imposed a Level 2 travel alert for France, Germany and Spain, advising travelers entering Taiwan from those countries to observe 14 days of self-health management, in view of a recent spike in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases there.

As of Friday, France had recorded 613 cases and nine deaths from the virus, alongside 639 cases in Germany and 374 cases and five deaths in Spain, the CECC said.

Undetected community transmission of the virus has likely occurred in all three countries, the command center said.

The move comes one day after Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said a "second wave" of the virus appears likely to hit Europe, where he predicted the number of cases would soon surpass Asia's.    [FULL  STORY]