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Three of the 127 people who returned to Taiwan from Britain were diagnosed and the British variant of the virus threatened to invade Taiwan. The Epidemic Central Command Center today added 8 new cases of new coronary pneumonia imported from abroad, of which 3 cases are people who returned to Taiwan from the London flight yesterday. Commander Chen Shizhong said that cases 792 to 794 tested positive on last night’s flight, including Yesterday there was a man with a fever, and the remaining 2 confirmed cases were asymptomatic. Also, the other 4 symptomatic patients were all negative yesterday. At the centralized quarantine station, the response is as early as 3 days if it is a variant virus command center.
There were a total of 127 people on the flight from London back to Taiwan, including 114 passengers and 13 crew members. After landing last night, it was reported that a passenger with a fever was sent to the hospital for examination. The command center confirmed today that the passenger was diagnosed. The patient was a 10-year-old male with a body temperature of 36.6 degrees before boarding, had a fever upon disembarking, it was determined that he had the disease on board, the Ct value of the PCR test was 15.7 and high viral load.
The other two confirmed diagnoses were examined in the centralized quarantine. One is a British man in his 30s with a Ct value of 34.5 and the other is a woman of his own nationality with a Ct value of 33.5. Both have been infected for a long time and have a small amount of virus. When symptoms are confirmed, the command center said that if the original strain of virus carried by the confirmed person is a variant, it will be released in at least 3 days.
Zhou Zhihao, leader of the command center’s epidemic monitoring team, said that the analysis of whether the virus strain is a British variant depends on whether the amount of virus collected is sufficient. If the amount of virus is large, the results will be available as soon as 3 days. Chen Shizhong added that the 3 people diagnosed yesterday are the Ct value of a person is only 15: 7, which means that the amount of virus in the body is large and the results need to be analyzed quickly. As for the other two confirmed cases, because the Ct value is high, the virus must be cultured before analysis, which may take a little longer. .
In addition to the three confirmed cases of the British special aircraft, the command center also announced that today there are 5 cases of immigration abroad, one from the United Kingdom and the other from the Philippines and Indonesia.
The command center stated that the 787 case was a British man in his 20s who came to Taiwan to visit relatives on December 20, 2020. He had a negative nucleic acid test report within 3 days before the boarding and went to your residence for home quarantine after entry; There was inflammation of the tonsils and pain and pain in the ears, after the notification on the 26th, the health unit ordered a medical examination and she was diagnosed today. There are 23 contacts in the case, of which 14 are listed in home isolation (13 of them are passengers in the front and rear rows), and 9 are listed in the independent health management.
Case 788 is a Filipino migrant worker in her 20s. He arrived to work in Taiwan on December 13 and had a negative nucleic acid test report in the 3 days prior to shipment. After entering, he went to the centralized quarantine station for quarantine and has no symptoms so far; The quarantine took place on December 26. The examination was performed before expiration and the diagnosis was confirmed today. Since the case was asymptomatic and did not come into contact with others during the quarantine period, no contacts were listed.
Case 789 is an Indonesian fisherman in his 20s. He arrived in Taiwan for work on December 12 and had a negative nucleic acid test report within 3 days of shipping. After entering the country, he was quarantined in an anti-quarantine hotel and has no symptoms so far; the quarantine period expired on December 27 The broker arranged a special car for the hospital for examination and the diagnosis was confirmed today. The 5 people who have been in contact with the case have been duly protected and classified as independent health managers.
Case 790 is a British male in his early 20s. He was diagnosed in the UK on August 29. The 4 nucleic acid tests taken from December 9 to 21 were all negative, he came to Taiwan to discuss matters on December 23 and did an internship. The nucleic acid test was negative in the first 3 days. After entering the country, he went to the centralized quarantine station for quarantine. So far no symptoms. On December 27, he was diagnosed today by a “UK project”. There are 18 contacts in the case, of which 3 people are in the front and rear rows of passengers in home isolation, the remaining 15 people have not entered the country and will be notified to the relevant countries through the IHR National Focal Point.
Case 791 is a 20-year-old male who attended school in the UK in February this year, returned to China on December 22, and had a negative nucleic acid test report 3 days before shipment. After entering the country, he went to his residence to be quarantined; on December 26 he developed a fever. The symptoms of cough, runny nose and muscle aches were ordered by the health unit for a medical examination and today the diagnosis was confirmed. Since the case has been only at home during the contagious period for home quarantine, and relevant personnel contacted during medical treatment are properly protected, it is not necessary to list the contacts.
According to statistics from the command center, a total of 124,021 notifications related to novel coronavirus pneumonia have been reported in China so far (including 121,903 excluded cases), of which 794 cases were confirmed, 701 cases of immigration abroad, 56 local cases, 36 Dunmu fleet cases, 2 aircraft infection cases, and 1 case unknown; the other case (Case 530) was removed as a blank number. Seven of the confirmed cases died, 654 came out of isolation and 135 were in the hospital in isolation.
The Central Epidemic Command Center declared today (28) that in response to the severe epidemic in the UK, China will be quarantined at the centralized quarantine station for people entering the UK with a history of travel in the last 14 days from 0:00 on December 23.
The command center stated that since 23 December, a total of 27 visitors from the UK and those with a travel history in the UK in the past 14 days have been admitted to the centralized quarantine station; currently one person is positive (case 790) and is being hospitalized in isolation. All 26 people were negative. Furthermore, a total of 127 people (including 13 crew members) returned to Taiwan from the UK yesterday (27). One of them was sent to the hospital for examination due to fever and was diagnosed today; 4 people tested negative for symptoms when entering the country, and the other 2 People who entered the country were asymptomatic and were diagnosed after inspection, the rest of the people who tested negative were subjected to a close check of health at the centralized quarantine station.
(Zhongshi News Network)
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