(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Taiwan adds 72 confirmed cases, and Kaohsiung epidemic prevention hotel is suspected of cluster infection

  China News Agency, Taipei, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The "epidemic command center" of the Taiwan authorities announced on the 5th that there were 72 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, including 40 local cases and 32 imported cases.

  According to Taiwan media reports such as the Central News Agency and the United News Network, among the new local cases, 25 employees of the Yaxu Computer Factory were all confirmed by the quarantine period.

A total of 151 people have been diagnosed with the cluster infection, including 148 employees and 3 close contacts.

  In addition, the new local cases also include 9 cases related to Kaohsiung Port, 4 cases related to Taoyuan Riyi Logistics, 1 case related to the Qiandu cluster in Taoyuan, and 1 case of Kaohsiung Daliao Nobel Kindergarten.

  Chen Shizhong, commander of the "epidemic epidemic command center", said that three anti-epidemic hotels in Kaohsiung were suspected to have clustered infections, and all personnel have been moved to a centralized quarantine center.

The epidemic prevention department will recall 198 people who have stayed in related hotels since January 19 for inspection, and 99 people have been notified so far.

Among the recalled people, the residents on the same floor as the confirmed person must be quarantined at home for 14 days, and the residents on different floors must be quarantined at home for 7 days.

  It is also reported that seven players of the Chinese Taipei women's football team, which are competing in the Asian Cup women's football match in India, tested positive for the new crown pneumonia, all of which were mild or asymptomatic. The team will arrange a special plane to return to Taiwan.

The Chinese Taipei Women's Football Team is expected to face the Vietnam Women's Football Team on the 6th. As long as they draw, they will qualify for the 2023 Women's World Cup.

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