Virus Outbreak: Infection of Belgian likely happened in Taipei: expertBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterA Belgian man who tested positive for COVID-19 in Taiwan last week is likely to have contracted the disease in Taipei in late June, National Taiwan University (NTU) College of Public Health vice dean Tony Chen (陳秀熙) said yesterday. National Taiwan University College of Public Health professor Tony Chen speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wu Po-hsuan, Taipei TimesAlthough the center has not listed the case as imported or locally acquired, health experts have said that the man might have contracted the disease in Taiwan. Among the four scenarios, contracting the disease in Belgium or being infected twice are the least likely, he said. Risk stratification and precise testing should be conducted, especially among six groups at higher risk of infection from an asymptomatic cases, he said.

Source: Taipei Times August 04, 2020 15:56 UTC