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Taiwan: 4 new imported coronavirus cases came from Philippines

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<p>MANILA - Taiwan health authorities on Tuesday said they confirmed 5 new patients of the novel coronavirus, 4 of whom had travel history to the Philippines, one of Asian countries severely hit by the deadly disease.</p><p>The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), in a statement, identified the 4 as cases 463, 465, 466, and 467. The other, case 464, came from Hong Kong.</p><p>The 5 patients have been sent to isolation by Taiwan authorities.</p><p>According to the MOHW, case 463 is a 50-year-old man who worked in the Philippines last March. On July 21, the patient developed fever, cough, abnormal smell, diarrhea, and general fatigue.</p><p>&quot;He went to the local doctor for medical examination on the 24th. However, no inspection report was received,&quot; the MOHW said.</p><p>Health authorities said case 645 is a 30-year-old man, who also worked in the Philippines. He developed &quot;abnormal&quot; smell and taste, cough, sore throat and muscle aches on June 19 and went to a hospital on the same day for rapid tests. He tested negative for the virus then.</p><p>&quot;Because the local hospital did not prescribe medicines, he only took cold medicine by himself. The case was voluntarily informed that he had symptoms when he returned,&quot; the MOHW said.</p><p>Cases 466 and 467 were identified as a couple in their 70s who went to the Philippines to visit relatives last January. </p><p>&quot;Case 467 developed fever, cough, and wheezing on July 12. The symptoms were relieved after self-administered medication,&quot; the MOHW said. &quot;Case 466 had no symptoms when entering the country. Case 467 reported that they had symptoms before boarding and when entering the country.&quot;</p><p>The 4 cases returned to Taiwan on the same flight on July 26, health officials said. They are now conducting contract tracing.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/470265436473213/posts/1631508313682247/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Based on data from the Central Epidemic Command Center, Taiwan has now 21 imported infections from the Philippines this July due to the 4 new cases from the Southeast Asian country, Taiwan&#x27;s Central News Agency reported.</p><p>Taiwan has logged a total of 467 COVID-19 cases, ever since the deadly disease first emerged in China in late 2019. The Philippines meanwhile has logged more than 83,000 infections.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/28/20/philippines-coronavirus-covid19-cases-update-july282020">COVID-19 cases in PH reach 83,673; active cases at 55k</a></li></ul>

<p>Based on data from the Central Epidemic Command Center, Taiwan has now 21 imported infections from the Philippines this July due to the 4 new cases from the Southeast Asian country, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported.<br /> </p>

Based on data from the Central Epidemic Command Center, Taiwan has now 21 imported infections from the Philippines this July due to the 4 new cases from the Southeast Asian country, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported.