Taiwan has hit another milestone in its fight against COVID-19: there were zero new COVID-19 cases and zero people in home isolation on Monday. That means that everyone who was ordered to stay in home isolation for 14 days after coming in contact with a confirmed case, has been released.
There has been no local transmission of COVID-19 in Taiwan for 43 consecutive days. Every confirmed case during that period was imported from overseas or part of the Panshih navy ship cluster infection.
Taiwan has recorded a total of 441 cases and seven deaths from COVID-19. A total of 415 people have recovered and have been released from the hospital. Only 19 people are still receiving treatment.
During the outbreak, officials ordered 9,308 people who came in contact with confirmed cases to undergo home isolation. Of those, 115 tested positive.
As of Monday, 9,551 people are in the 14-day quarantine that’s required for everyone who comes to Taiwan from abroad. That number peaked at 55,000 during the height of the outbreak in Taiwan. To date, a total of 138,254 people have undergone quarantine.
Despite the decrease in cases, officials are urging the public to continue following social distancing guidelines to stay safe from the virus.