The "epidemic command center" of the Taiwan authorities announced on May 5 that there were 30,035 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Taiwan, 71 imported cases, and 5 new deaths.
The relevant person in charge said that Taiwan is moving towards coexistence with the virus.
According to media reports such as "United Daily News" and the Central News Agency, compared with 28,420 cases the previous day, the number of new local cases on that day increased by about 5.7%.
The new deaths ranged in age from their 20s to their 80s and were all severe cases with a history of chronic disease.
In the past few days, due to the severe epidemic situation on the island, the rapid screening reagents are insufficient, and the hospital emergency resources are even more crowded.
The "epidemic epidemic command center" announced on the 5th that the definition of new coronary pneumonia cases will be relaxed. If home isolation, self-epidemic prevention, and quarantine are positive for quick screening tests and confirmed by medical staff, they are confirmed, and they do not need to go to the hospital for nucleic acid test confirmation. , in order to reduce the related administrative and medical burden.
As of the 5th, a total of 232,402 new coronary pneumonia cases have been confirmed in Taiwan, including 220,737 local cases; a total of 886 deaths.
(Part of the video of Zhou Jing's production comes from Dongsen News Cloud ETtoday)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]