CDC reports 7,500 cases of diarrhea early in holidayHYGIENE: People should wash their hands before eating or preparing food, and clean contaminated surfaces with a diluted bleach solution, the CDC saidBy Wu Liang-yi / Staff Reporter, with CNAMore than 7,500 people sought medical attention for diarrhea during the first three days of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, adding that nearly 90 percent of the cluster diarrhea outbreaks were caused by norovirus. Photo: Liu Wan-chun, Taipei TimesHospitals reported 7,581 visits due to diarrhea on the first three days of the Lunar New Year holiday, including 2,256 on Monday, 2,825 on Tuesday and 2,500 on Wednesday, CDC data showed. If an infected person’s vomit becomes aerosolized into droplets, people in close contact might become infected as well, the hospital added. Symptoms usually show up 24 to 48 hours after infection, with the most common symptoms including nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, and fever, the hospital said. There is no vaccine to prevent norovirus gastroenteritis, the CDC said.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2026 17:22 UTC