Xi gives instructions on fighting novel coronavirus-related pneumonia

01:52, January 28, 2020

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  One case of novel coronavirus-related pneumonia confirmed in Taiwan

  File photoTAIPEI, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- A woman who returned from Wuhan of central China to Taiwan was confirmed to be infected by the novel coronavirus that caused pneumonia, the islands epidemic monitoring agency said Tuesday.The woman in her 50s traveled from Wuhan to Taiwan by air Monday and was sent to hospital by the airport staff for having symptoms of fever, cough and tachypnea before the infection was confirmed Tuesday, the agency said at a press conference.The patient has received treatment in an isolation ward, it added.The agency urged the public to stay calm since the patient was sent to hospital and quarantined shortly after her landing and made few contacts with the local population.A total of 46 people who had contacts with the patient aboard the plane are being closely monitored, the agency said.The authorities have raised the level of travel alert to Wuhan and suggested that the public avoid visiting the city unless it is necessary.

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  Novel coronavirus-related pneumonia cases in Taiwan rise to four

  A medical worker attends to a patient in the intensive care unit at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province. (Photo: Xinhua)TAIPEI, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Another Taiwan woman who had been to Wuhan of central China was confirmed to be infected by the novel coronavirus that caused pneumonia, the islands epidemic monitoring agency said Sunday.It has raised the total confirmed cases in Taiwan to four, the agency said at a press conference.The woman in her 50s had visited Wuhan from Jan. 13 to 15 and then traveled to Europe from Jan. 16 to 25, according to the agency.Starting to cough on Jan. 22 and with the symptoms worsening, the patient traveled back home on Jan. 25 and was taken to hospital from the airport.She has received treatment in an isolation ward and been in a stable condition, the agency said, adding that the authorities are monitoring the health condition of people who had contacts with the patient aboard the plane.