No contact physician in the notification of imported cases outside Taiwan questioned: No one on the plane?
Overseas Network, August 18. Taiwan's Epidemic Command Center announced on August 17 that Taiwan had one new case (Case 485) imported from abroad. It was a 10-year-old Taiwanese teenager who returned from the United States to visit relatives in Taiwan. However, a Taiwan intensive care doctor found two unusual points. He pointed out that the case was asymptomatic when he entered the country, but he was taken for inspection on the 11th day when the home quarantine was not over. Second, the command center did not list any contacts and let him He was puzzled and asked the command center to explain further.
According to Taiwan’s “Dongsen News Cloud” report, the Taiwan Command Center held a press conference on the afternoon of the 17th and mentioned that Taiwan has added a new case of immigration from abroad. The subject is a Taiwanese teenager in his 10s who lives in the United States for a long time. The last time he left the country was in 2019 In September, he did not return to Taiwan to visit relatives alone until August 5, 2020, and he has been asymptomatic so far. After being examined by the health unit on the 15th, he was confirmed to be hospitalized for isolation on the 17th. The Taiwan Command Center also claimed that Case 485 was properly protected during the flight and went to the epidemic prevention hotel for home quarantine after entering the country. It did not contact relatives and friends in Taiwan, so it did not list any contacts.
However, Taiwan's intensive care physician Chen Zhijin questioned on social networks. Since Case 485 did not show symptoms when he returned to Taiwan, he couldn't help asking: "Why was the quarantine on the 11th day? With the current policy, even if the quarantine period expires for 14 days, It will not test PCR nucleic acid testing." Chen Zhijin pointed out that "what is the reason" for Case 485, the health unit will test PCR on "the 11th day"? Is it "active" or "passive" tested? Is such a test a "case" or a "routine"?
In addition, because the command center did not list contacts, Chen Zhijin pointed out, “No people were contacted during the entire case of Case 485? No one was in the front and rear rows of the plane? What about the driver?” In response, Taiwan Command Center spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang spoke at the press conference. It is an excuse, and I will understand the reason for the inspection.
"Come on, an official to explain!" The netizens on the island expressed support for the suspicion of the critically ill doctors, and asked the command center: "There is a ghost!" "Is this a secret that Chen Shizhong can't accept?" "The epidemic command center now needs a screenwriter as well. "(Overseas Net Zhu Huiyue)