By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday said that 96 suspected cases of severe pneumonia with novel pathogens were reported on Tuesday, bringing the total number of reports to 621, including eight people who are confirmed to have novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV). Of the 621 reports, 386 have been ruled out, and 227 people remain in quarantine for examination, including 92 people who had tested negative for 2019-nCov in their first screening. Chuang yesterday said that a smartphone would be provided to the 460 people who have had direct contact with confirmed cases. As for serious breaches of the policy, the command center could order a person to be put under compulsory quarantine at a designated facility, he said. NTUH pediatrician Lee Ping-ing (李秉穎), another command center specialist, said that so far all confirmed cases involve people who have traveled to Wuhan or have had close contact with people who visited Wuhan.
