Virus Outbreak: CECC confirms 18 new COVID-19 casesEXPANDED CRITERIA: People who returned between March 8 and Wednesday from East Asian nations or the US and had respiratory symptoms are to be quarantinedBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced 18 imported cases of COVID-19, bringing Taiwan’s total number of confirmed cases to 235. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said that the 18 new cases were comprised of 12 women and six men. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung announces 18 new imported cases of COVID-19 at a daily Central Epidemic Command Center news conference in Taipei yesterday. “While we have chosen to test people we consider to be at higher risk, we must also ensure that people get tested immediately after the onset of symptoms,” Chen Shih-chung said. However, as these two weeks are a critical phase in fighting the spread of COVID-19, people who are in home quarantine should strictly conform to the regulations, Chen Shih-chung said.

Source: Taipei Times March 21, 2020 15:56 UTC