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Taiwan sees 2 new imported COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 422

  • 20 April, 2020
  • Natalie Tso
Taiwan sees 2 new imported COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 422
Workers disinfect Taipei Main Station on Monday. (CNA photo)

Taiwan confirmed two new imported cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total to 422.

The two new patients were women in their 20s who have studied abroad. One went to Canada for school on January 16 and began experiencing symptoms on April 13. She returned to Taiwan on April 19 and reported her symptoms at the airport. 

The other person confirmed with the virus went to the US for school on January 11. She was in Spain from January 14 to March 15 and began experiencing respiratory symptoms on March 8. She reported her symptoms at the airport when she returned to Taiwan on April 18.

Taiwan has 343 imported cases of COVID-19, 55 domestic cases, and 24 cases connected with an outbreak on navy ships. So far, six people have died and 203 have recovered. The rest are being treated in hospital isolation wards.

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