China News Service, August 12th. According to Taiwan’s “United Daily News”, Chen Shizhong, the commander of the Epidemic Command Center in Taiwan, announced on the 12th that there was a new imported case of new coronary pneumonia on the island. The patient was a male in his 50s. He went to the Philippines on a business trip on June 26 and returned to Taiwan on August 10.
Chen Shizhong said that the patient developed diarrhea between July 26 and 28, and the symptoms were relieved after self-administering the medicine. He had chills at the end of July, and had chills again from August 8. He took the medicine at noon on the same day due to general fatigue. , Did not seek medical treatment locally.
The patient wore masks, isolation gowns, goggles and gloves during the entire flight. The masks were not taken off and the water was used for food and beverages. When entering the country, they voluntarily reported that they had symptoms. They were picked up at the airport and sent to the centralized quarantine station. The concentration was on August 11. Symptoms of diarrhea still appeared during the quarantine period. He was diagnosed on the 12th and is currently being hospitalized in isolation.
Chen Shizhong pointed out that the health unit has a total of 18 contacts, of which 2 are colleagues returning to Taiwan, 5 are passengers in two rows before and after the same flight, all listed as home isolation targets; the remaining 11 are crew members of the same flight, all with appropriate protection. Listed as an independent health management object.