Pushai Island finally hit the road under pressure, netizens are grieved: it's too late, more than 600 people died in vain
[Global Network Comprehensive Reporter Zhao Youping] According to Taiwan Zhongshi News Network, due to the increasing spread of Delta virus worldwide and its strong spreading power, the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center announced on July 1 that it will no matter which country it is from at noon on the 2nd. All entry is generally screened.
The leader of the Taiwan authorities, Tsai Ing-wen, also posted relevant information on Facebook, and claimed that he "heed everyone's concerns and also referred to suggestions from all walks of life."
In this regard, many netizens on the island left a message under her post, and some people criticized it: "If you have to screen every day, why not do it at the beginning? It won't kill more than 600 people? Should such a command center be replaced? "Finally entered the general screening, after 661 people died."
According to the report, Chen Shizhong announced that the general entry screening will be implemented on July 2nd, and all inspections will be carried out three times, namely once entry, once during the quarantine period with "home fast screening", and again before the quarantine period expires; as long as the test is positive , Always do genetic virus sequencing.
Taiwan’s entry quarantine regulations have always been “14+7”, that is, there are 7 days of independent health management after the 14-day home quarantine, and no screening at the end of the period; testing will only be carried out unless there are symptoms in the country or there are symptoms during the home quarantine.
After the Delta virus invaded Pingtung on June 26, the Taiwan Epidemic Prevention Command Center announced that all incoming passengers will be quarantined at the centralized quarantine station or epidemic prevention hotel from June 27, and they will be tested before the end of the quarantine period. On June 28, New immigrants from 7 high-risk areas, including India, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Peru, will undergo an additional screening before isolation.
According to the latest statistics, Delta virus has invaded more than 80 countries or regions around the world.
In response to the island’s strong entry requirements for general screening, Taiwan’s epidemic prevention commander Chen Shizhong finally announced a new policy on July 1.
On the evening of the 1st, Tsai Ing-wen also reiterated the new entry screening policy on Facebook, seemingly wanting to reap applause through the new policy.
She said that in the face of the internationally aggressive variant of Delta virus, she noticed everyone's concerns and referred to suggestions from all walks of life to strengthen entry quarantine measures.
In fact, this was a request made by many people on the island at the beginning of the outbreak, and it has only been implemented now, making the people quite angry.
After Tsai Ing-wen’s post went viral, as of 9 a.m. on the 2nd, more than 5,000 netizens on the island had left messages. Except for a few people who were still defending Tsai Ing-wen, many people criticized Tsai Ing-wen.
Some netizens said: "So many people have called for so long, you have to wait for more than 600 people to die before you are willing to implement it", "Finally entered the general screening, after 661 people died", "It should have been done a long time ago. It took a few shots, what is there to show off".
Some netizens regretted: "If you have to screen every day sooner or later, why not do it at the beginning? It won't kill more than 600 people. Should such a command center be replaced?" "Seriously, if Taiwan adopts such measures earlier , There won’t be such a situation now."
Some netizens were angry: "It's really late deployment", "What exactly has been deployed in the so-called early deployment in the past year? Wouldn't you have a conscience that killed more than 600 people?" That's great!"
Some netizens also expressed their demand for vaccines, "Vaccines! Vaccines! You will always buy less than you want", "Vaccines, vaccines, please give the people enough vaccines. Don't deceive us with high-end products."
Some netizens asked Chen Shizhong to step down: "Hurry up and replace Chen Shizhong who doesn't buy any vaccines!"
Currently, Taiwan's new crown epidemic is still spreading.
The Taiwan Epidemic Command Center announced on July 1 that there were 50 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Taiwan, of which 47 were local cases, and another 3 were imported; 13 new deaths were among the confirmed cases.
So far, a total of 14,853 cases have been confirmed in Taiwan, of which 1,175 were imported from abroad and 13,625 were local cases.
Since 2020, there have been a total of 661 deaths, including 653 local cases.