(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) More than 4,000 new cases were added in a single day. Taiwan intends to simplify the transfer measures
China News Agency, Taipei, April 23. Taiwan's "epidemic command center" announced on the 23rd that there were 4,126 new local new coronary pneumonia cases in Taiwan, the most in a single day since the outbreak of this round of the epidemic, of which 2,126 were asymptomatic infections. By.
According to comprehensive media reports such as United News Network, Zhongshi News Network, and ETtoday News Cloud, the commander of the center, Chen Shizhong, discussed the epidemic policy with six counties and cities in Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, and Hualien that morning.
Chen Shizhong said that in view of the rapid spread of the Omikron virus and the large number of patients with mild symptoms, the six counties and cities have reached a consensus to simplify the current method of epidemiological investigation.
However, the mayors of participating counties have different opinions on issues such as the definition of close contacts and the standard of home isolation intensity.
The distribution of new local cases on the 23rd was in New Taipei City the most (1563 cases), and the new cases in other counties and cities in a single day were all below 1,000, with 945 cases in Taipei City and 527 cases in Taoyuan City.
Taiwan also added 78 new cases of immigration from abroad on the same day.
As of the 22nd, about 23,500 people were under home quarantine in New Taipei City, and nearly 27,800 people were under home care (relatively relaxed home quarantine measures for close contacts).
Taiwan has set residents' homes as the front line of defense against the epidemic, but some commentators questioned that property services and security personnel "have not been well protected."
Rao Houle, a member of Taiwan's apartment complex dispute mediation committee, wrote in an article that the vast majority of front-line community workers currently do not have goggles, protective clothing, or even gloves.
"The number of new Taiwanese alone will exceed 10,000 soon." Huang Shanshan, deputy mayor of Taipei City, said on social media that due to the suspension of classes due to the epidemic, the number of teachers and students in Taipei affected has reached 61,000, more than 22 days. Tens of thousands, and at this rate, the city will soon face the suspension of classes.
It is understood that high schools and junior high schools in Taipei will start online teaching on the 25th, and New Taipei City has not followed up on the relevant practice.
Due to the close ties between the two cities, many parents continue to express dissatisfaction with the different standards for school closures in the two cities.
The report of the United News also mentioned that the current epidemic situation in Taiwan is severe, and the willingness of the public to be vaccinated is enthusiastic.
Taichung City's Moderna vaccine is expected to be used up on the 23rd. Mayor Lu Xiuyan said that a supplement will be arranged as soon as possible.
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