By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThere were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said, adding that 12 patients have been discharged from hospital following treatment. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, told a news conference in Taipei that investigations into two cases had been closed, as the virus did not spread further. Of the nation’s 42 confirmed cases, one person has died and 12 people have been discharged following treatment, while the remaining patients are hospitalized in stable condition, the center said. “It would be best if we could avoid a local outbreak, but we will not make preparations under that assumption,” Chen said. “We must make preparations as though we are facing a more serious situation,” he said.
