A migrant caregiver for a northern Taiwan who was diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus on Sunday has tested positive for the virus, becoming Taiwan's 32nd confirmed case, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時ä¸) said the woman was confirmed as the sixth case in a family cluster of the virus also responsible for cases 27-31.
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時ä¸) said the woman was confirmed as the sixth case in a family cluster of the virus also responsible for cases 27-31.
According to the CECC, the family hired the woman, who is her 30s, to care for the man in the hospital between Feb.11-16, before he was diagnosed with the virus on Sunday.
On Monday evening, the woman was tested for the virus and placed under medical quarantine. At the time, her symptoms were limited to a mild sore throat, the CECC said.
Since the man's diagnosis, Taiwan's health authorities have identified 744 people who came into contact with the 27th case and members of his family.
As of Wednesday, 153 of those identified have been tested, of whom five have tested positive (cases 28-32), 141 tested negative and seven are still awaiting results, the CECC said.
As of Wednesday, 153 of those identified have been tested, of whom five have tested positive (cases 28-32), 141 tested negative and seven are still awaiting results, the CECC said.
According to the timeline provided by the CECC, the octogenarian man and his eldest son were confirmed as Taiwan's 27th and 28th COVID-19 cases on Sunday. On Monday, both his younger son and his wife were diagnosed as the 29th and 30th cases respectively.
(By Chen Wei-ting and Matthew Mazzetta)
Source: CNA
No comments:
Post a Comment