China News Service, March 19th. According to the report of the "Central News Agency" in Taiwan, the epidemic of new crown pneumonia continued to rise. Chen Shizhong, head of Taiwan's health and welfare department, announced on the 19th that 8 new cases were added, 7 were overseas migrations, and 1 was a local case.
In addition, a high school student (Case 59) in northern Taiwan was diagnosed a few days ago and the class was suspended. However, the Taiwan Epidemic Epidemic Command Center stated that the classmates of this high school student had also been diagnosed and had reached the school-wide suspension standard.
The school is the first high school in Taiwan to be suspended due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, with a duration of 14 days. The school simultaneously launches online teaching for students to study independently at home during the suspension period.