The U.S. media reported that Taiwan has seen another case of local infection after 253 days.
The Ministry of health and Welfare intends to extend the quarantine period for the crew of Air China after the New Zealand pilot did not cooperate with the epidemic, resulting in zero confirmed cases in Taiwan.
After 253 days without a confirmed case of the local CCP virus, Taiwan’s proud record of 23 million people and officials was broken recently when a New Zealand-born pilot ignored epidemic prevention regulations and infected a Taiwanese woman friend after being diagnosed himself. The global media, in addition to covering the story extensively, lamented the end of Taiwan’s “world’s longest zero local cases”. In addition, following the discovery of a new variant of the Chinese Communist virus in Hong Kong, a 17-year-old citizen of Singapore was also found to have been infected after entering Europe.
The Taiwan Epidemic Prevention Command Center announced yesterday (23rd) that a New Zealand pilot of EVA Air had deliberately concealed his contact and activity history after being diagnosed, making it difficult to investigate the epidemic, and it was later revealed that the pilot had coughing symptoms while on duty but refused to wear a mask, thus infecting two colleagues who were also flying and a female friend with whom he had close contact.
The pilot’s bad attitude when he was admitted to the negative pressure ward and his choking on Taiwan’s falsified inspection report sparked the anger of Taiwanese people, who flocked to EVA Air’s fan page to leave messages demanding that EVA punish and fire the pilot.
Taiwan people and the government insisted that there were no local cases for 253 days, but because an EVA Air New Zealand pilot contracted the disease, it not only triggered the first cluster infection in Taiwan’s aviation industry, but also made no local cases broken. The company’s disciplinary committee resolved to remove the New Zealand pilot from his position, effective immediately. The pilot, who previously evaded obstructing the epidemic, will also be punished by Taiwan officials in accordance with Article 43 of the Infectious Disease Control Act, with an additional penalty of NT$300,000. Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation today decided to fine EVA Air NT$1 million.
CNN reports that Taiwan has seen another case of local infection after 253 days.
In response, many mainstream media in Europe and the United States, such as Bloomberg, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The New York Times, The Daily Mail, and Japan’s NHK, reported extensively on the story, and lamented the end of Taiwan’s “world’s longest period of zero local cases”.
The UK’s Daily Telegraph criticized the selfish behavior of the New Zealand pilot and said, “Is there a vaccine to prevent stupidity?”
The Washington Post, on the other hand, headlined “Taiwan breaks its world’s longest record of no (local) cases after pilot infects local residents,” and specifically mentioned that “the 253-day-long absence of local cases is a source of pride for Taiwan’s 23 million people and officials. “
In addition, the virus outbreak in Asian countries also has new changes, following two students in Hong Kong returning from the United Kingdom were found to be infected with a new variant of the Chinese Communist virus, Singapore, a 17-year-old citizen recently arrived from Europe was also tested today infected with a new variant of the virus.
Japan’s epidemic has risen sharply in recent days, but the crowds in Tokyo’s Ameyoko town have not abated.
The cumulative number of deaths in Japan due to infection with the CCP virus has officially exceeded 3,000 to 3,026 on the 22nd; 382 deaths in November, but as of the 22nd, the total number of deaths in December has reached 860. The apparent increase in the number of deaths has forced Japanese epidemic prevention experts to sternly call on The Japanese government to take the seriousness of the epidemic in Japan more seriously.
The South Korean government is vigorously promoting the importance of wearing masks, with security guards patrolling the subway to remind passengers to wear masks. (Photo/Central News Agency)
South Korea has seen its third pandemic in November and the number of confirmed infections in the community has remained high recently. According to the Central Countermeasures Headquarters, from 00:00 a.m. on the 22nd to 00:00 a.m. on the 23rd, 1,092 new cases were confirmed, returning to more than 1,000 cases after two days, with a total of 52,550 confirmed cases and 739 cases of death so far.
The South Korean government has announced an intensive prevention period from December 24 to January 3, 2021. In addition to Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi-do and other metropolitan areas where parties of more than 5 people are banned, the relevant authorities have also imposed a ban on restaurants nationwide, where gatherings of more than 5 people are strictly prohibited.
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