Virus Outbreak: CECC reports a new case from ‘Friendship Flotilla’STEP BY STEP: Asked about the drug remdesivir failing a clinical trial, Chang Shan-chwen said that any conclusions made before firms issue evaluations would be incompleteBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported one additional COVID-19 case related to the navy’s “Friendship Flotilla,” bringing the infection cluster to 30 cases. All 30 cases served on the Panshih (磐石), one of the three vessels in the flotilla, which visited Palau from March 12 to 15. The Ministry of National Defense on Thursday released documents showing that the flotilla had sailed through the South China Sea on its return to Taiwan. Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff Hsu Yen-pu points to a flowchart of the military’s disease prevention efforts at a Ministry of National Defense news conference in Taipei yesterday. Authorities have identified 1,843 people who had contact with the 30 cases from the ship, center data showed.

Source: Taipei Times April 24, 2020 15:56 UTC