The Epidemic Command Center announced today that a new cluster in an epidemic prevention hotel in Taipei City has been added, and five cases of Thai nationals who have been relocated from abroad have been changed to local cases. Intercommunication.
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Chen Shizhong, commander of the command center, said at the press conference on the epidemic this afternoon that due to the recent emergence of 5 positive cases of immigration from abroad, the Ct value was relatively low and the amount of virus was high. An investigation was launched at this Taipei City epidemic-proof hotel.
Chen Shizhong said that according to the virus gene sequencing and the results of the epidemic investigation of related cases at the same level, today it was changed to a cluster incident in an epidemic prevention hotel in Taipei City, and 5 cases of Thai migrant workers were transferred abroad (case 21446, case 21447, case 22095, case 22095, case 22095). 22096 and 22097) were reclassified as local cases.
The local health unit has carried out prevention and control measures against the epidemic prevention hotel. PCR tests were carried out on 9 employees of the hotel, and the results were all negative. In addition, from March 6 to March 20, passengers who left the hotel and stayed in the hotel on the same floor arranged for PCR tests. Passengers who are still in the hotel on the same floor, if the test is negative, will be moved to other hotels for placement, and follow-up quarantine will be completed according to the current quarantine measures.
Luo Yijun, deputy head of the medical response team of the command center, said that through the monitor screen, it was found that in addition to picking up meals and throwing garbage, the door of the migrant worker was frequently opened and closed unusually. Since the reason for opening the door could not be seen, it was suspected that there was a possibility of opening the door to chat.
Luo Yijun said that frequent and unusual opening and closing of the door may cause air flow. It is suspected that this cluster infection is the route of infection. The health unit has completed an environmental survey of the hotel. etc., the epidemic prevention hotel has been requested to improve.
According to the statistics of the command center, since December last year, there have been a total of 17 epidemic prevention hotels, including 8 in Taipei City, 3 in Taoyuan City, Kaohsiung City and New Taipei City. Overseas immigration is commuted to local cases.
Responsible editor: Yu Weining