Virus Outbreak: CECC boss responds to China’s concerns about virus casesBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterAfter China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) on Monday said it was worried about Taiwan’s COVID-19 disease prevention measures, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), said that China does not have good credit either. The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission reported three cases in which travelers from Taiwan tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 19, Aug. 24 and on Sunday. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei TimesMa asked: “How many big flaws are still in Taiwan’s COVID-19 prevention, how many actual infected patients are there and how much risk are the compatriots on the island [Taiwan] facing?”He said that these issues could not be neglected. Ma also urged the Democratic Progressive Party to be responsible for preventing and controlling the disease professionally, and to stop the chain of infection. Asked if Ma’s remarks would harm Taiwan’s international status, Chen said: “I don’t think so.

Source: Taipei Times September 01, 2020 15:56 UTC