TAIWAN
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WUHAN VIRUS/Taiwan records first COVID-19 hospital cluster cases (update)
02/29/2020 05:03 PM
Taipei, Feb. 29 (CNA) Taiwan has confirmed five new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including four who are believed to have been infected in a hospital, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 39, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Saturday.
Four of the new cases, including three nurses and one janitor, likely caught the virus through contact with the 34th case, who spent time in the hospital before being diagnosed, the CECC said.
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Five new cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed Saturday (Feb. 29), taking the total for Taiwan to 39, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
One of the new patients had visited Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, while the four others had been in contact with case No. 34 at a hospital in north Taiwan, including three members of the nursing staff and one cleaner, CNA reported. The four had first started coughing, and then sneezing before registering a fever, according to the CECC.
The 34th case was a 50-year-old woman suffering from diabetes and cardiovascular disease who had first been hospitalized on Feb. 14 for low blood pressure and fatigue. After which, she began to show symptoms of the virus a week later.
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BAHRAIN
In Bahrain, the Interior Ministry threatened legal prosecution against travelers who came from Iran and hadn’t been tested for the new coronavirus, and also barred public gatherings for two weeks.
Bahrain has shut down flights to halt the spread of the virus, which causes the illness named COVID-19 by experts.