COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The pandemic has had a much smaller impact in Taiwan, with a total of seven deaths as of 28 November 2020.[5][6][7] The number of active cases peaked on 6 April at 307 cases, the majority of which came from other countries.[8]
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Taiwan |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Taoyuan International Airport |
Arrival date | 21 January 2020 (4 years, 3 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) |
Confirmed cases | 937[1][2] |
Active cases | 69 |
Recovered | 859[1][3][4] |
Deaths | 9[1][3][4] |
Government website | |
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The virus was confirmed to have spread to Taiwan on 21 January 2020, from a 50-year-old woman who had been teaching in Wuhan, China.[9]
Taiwan's handling of the outbreak has received international praise for its effectiveness in quarantining people.[10][5]
As of 28 November, 248,625 tests had been conducted in Taiwan with the vast majority not confirming a COVID-19 diagnosis.[11]