The 45th patient is a woman in her 50s who had been hospitalized in the same ward as Taiwan’s 34th novel coronavirus patient, the CECC said. EVA Air cabin crew walk through Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday. Growers said that orchid sales have declined after Japanese customers canceled orders due to a COVID-19 outbreak. In other developments, the CECC yesterday said that 19 Taiwanese evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan would be discharged from quarantine today. The move comes after none of them were confirmed as having contracted COVID-19 after a third round of testing, it said.

Source: Taipei Times March 06, 2020 15:56 UTC