Original title: Taiwan added 96 new confirmed cases of new crown, the number of overseas immigration in a single day hit a record
(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Taiwan added 96 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia
China News Service, Taipei, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — The “epidemic command center” of the Taiwan authorities announced on the 12th that there were 96 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, of which 92 were imported from abroad, setting a new single-day high for the number of imported cases since the outbreak.
According to Taiwan media reports such as the Central News Agency, United News Network, and ETtoday News Cloud, 34 of the imported cases came from the United States.
The significant increase in imported cases from Taiwan is related to the long-distance flight landing screening policy. Among the 92 imported cases, 58 were found during landing screening. Taiwan authorities recently announced that from January 11, passengers on long-distance flights will be required to undergo a public nucleic acid test after landing, and those with a negative result can continue to go through entry procedures.
According to reports, the “positive rate” of long-haul flights is high. It is stipulated that there were about 625 passengers on long-distance flights on the first day of implementation, of which 58 people tested positive, and the “positive rate” reached 9.28%; 287 passengers on 6 flights that had been inspected on the 12th, 16 were positive, and the “positive rate” was 5.57. %.
The information released by the “command center” on the same day also showed that of the 4 newly confirmed local cases, 3 were determined to be related to the cluster case at Taoyuan Airport.
Up to now, a total of 17,559 cases have been diagnosed in Taiwan, of which 2,854 were imported; a total of 850 deaths, of which 838 were local cases. (Finish)
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