Taiwan is currently ranked second in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience rankings, one of the best places in the Covid-19 era.
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The first case of Covid-1 of being transmitted locally in eight months was reported in Taiwan, reminiscent of what was the world’s longest stretch without a domestic infection and the ability to get into the outfox with even the most successful attempt to eradicate it by the virus.
The 30-year-old woman confirmed the capture of Kovid-19 in Taiwan, Health Minister Chen Shih-chang said at a briefing in Taipei on Tuesday. When he saw the case of passengers coming from outside, the last infection of Taiwan in the community was April 12.
According to Chen, the new local case came into frequent contact between the New Zealand pilot and the New Zealand pilot between December 7 and December 12.
Health officials have identified 167 others who were exposed to the latest case before she was isolated, the Centers for Disease Control said in a statement. The patient is an affiliate employee Company Representative Quanta Computer Inc. Said in a telephone call with Bloomberg. Quanta has since tightened its virus control measures.
After investigating all the people, the police contacted the pilot before conducting a positive test. On December 15, U.S. The pilot was infected with the virus in two other confirmed cases while working with him on a flight to Taiwan.
Success story
Local epidemic outbreak threatens to derail a success story in the global fight against the epidemic. Taiwan has managed to keep its total number of cases as follows 770, with only seven deaths, through an alliance to ban travel to the island at the beginning of the eruption and implemented a strict quarantine and contact tracing strategy.
Taiwan is currently ranked second in Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking, a measure of the best places to live in the Covid-19 era.
The continued spread of coronavirus worldwide, however, has prompted Taiwanese authorities to exercise caution. Since the last case of domestic transmission in April, more than 300 cases have been brought in by returnees from abroad.
Read more about Taiwan’s approach to reducing the virus here
The absence of the virus means that life in Taiwan, an island 80 miles off the southeast coast of China, is able to continue as usual. Offices, schools and businesses remain largely open as the government avoids enforcing lockdowns, although wearing masks is encouraged. The successful management of Taiwan’s outbreak meant that it saw economic losses elsewhere, with a few places still left. Growth forecast for this year.
The boom in the domestic travel industry has had some effect, with 24 million Taiwanese unable to travel abroad for vacation due to restrictions. Meanwhile, the external demand for Taiwanese technology – it’s the health of major iPhone maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and chipmakers – makes people buy laptops and tablet computers to work and study from home so it stays strong.
According to economists surveyed by Bloomberg, the economy will expand by around 2.3% this year, in contrast to what most other developed economies around the world expect to be in recession.
Winter Waves
The virus has re-emerged in some of the most contagious and few or few symptoms, most of which were thought to be gone. And many countries, such as Japan and South Korea, which have shown initial success in fighting the virus, are now facing its worst outbreaks since the onset of winter.
Thailand is the first country to register a Kovid-19 case outside of China, and New Zealand spends more than 100 days without a locally transmitted infection before new cases come out.
Covid is spreading vaguely, dimming content Hope
In June, a fresh outbreak 55 days later in Beijing with no local case. George Gao, head of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the time that transmission could begin a month earlier, despite patients with asymptomatic or mild symptoms being able to distribute significant amounts of the virus. It is also possible that the infected people are hiding in dark, humid conditions before they grow, he said.
(Updates in the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs with more details about how the virus was caught in the recent case)
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