Virus Outbreak: Taiwanese trio positive for COVID-19 in JapanCLEAR BEFORE LEAVING: Two baby boys and a woman in her 30s tested negative before departing for Japan, but tests taken after their arrival came back postiveBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThree Taiwanese tested positive for COVID-19 when they arrived in Japan earlier this month, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday as it reported a new imported case. Her antigen test upon arrival was also positive, but another PCR test on Tuesday came back negative, Chen said. The third case is another a one-year-old Taiwanese boy whose parents live permanently in Japan, Chen said. A total of 155 close contacts of the two infants and the woman have been identified, and 147 were tested; 114 people received a negative PCR test result, while 33 tested negative in both a PCR test and an antibody test. The other five Indonesian have tested negative, and while two of them have been placed under home isolation, the other three will practice self-health management, the CECC said.

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