Taiwan records zero coronavirus cases for thi...

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Sunday (May 10) announced no new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) to report, meaning the country has gone 28 days without reporting a single local transmission.

During his daily press conference Sunday afternoon, Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced there were zero new coronavirus cases detected for the third straight day. As of Sunday afternoon, the total number of Taiwan's confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 440.

As the response to the pandemic situation in Taiwan has continued to show promising results, Chen emphasized that the island nation's success in containing the spread of the virus should be credited to frontline medical workers as well as Taiwanese citizens, who have complied with the government's guidelines. He added that Sunday is Mother's Day and that the country's 28-day streak of having no local cases is the best present to all Taiwanese mothers.

Chen also pointed out that Taiwan has a higher recovery rate of 83 percent for its COVID-19 patients, compared to the global average of 34 percent. Meanwhile, the death toll in Taiwan remained at six, while 366 patients have been released from hospital isolation.

kgthdc2468 on May 10th, 2020 at 12:35 UTC »

Taiwan is sitting out here enjoying life while the rest of the world burns. Good for them in containing this virus as well as they have.

broglesby74 on May 10th, 2020 at 09:48 UTC »

Wow. How are they handling imported cases that they don't get local transmission?

maize-n-blue97 on May 10th, 2020 at 07:19 UTC »

Good for Taiwan. I am curious to know how they actually were able to slow the spread so effectively