Command Center Commander Wang Bisheng pointed out that the positive rate of Chinese tourists coming to Taiwan is roughly 1/5, and will continue to observe whether it will increase or decrease. The distribution of mutant strains is mainly BA.5, and continue to monitor as well.

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[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Taipei Report] The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today that a total of 1,571 cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) were tested for Chinese tourists entering Taiwan from January 1 to 7 this year. , The positive rate was 19%. Commander Wang Bisheng said that there is no way to predict in advance, so there is no problem of gaps, and will continue to monitor, and temporarily do not require passengers entering the small three links to provide a 48-hour PCR negative certificate.

The command center announced the inspection situation of Chinese inbound passengers to Taiwan on January 7. A total of 1,634 people were inspected at Taoyuan Airport and Songshan Airport, of which 228 were positive, with a positive rate of 14%.

As for the same day, 37 people were tested at Shuitou Wharf in Kinmen, and 7 of them were positive, with a positive rate of 18.9%.

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The command center further compiled the inspections of all Chinese passengers who entered Taiwan from Taoyuan Airport, Songshan Airport, Taichung Airport, Kaohsiung Airport, and Kinmen Shuitou Wharf from January 1 to 7. The positive rate was 19%, but from a daily perspective, It gradually dropped from 25% at the beginning to 14.1%.

Wang Bisheng pointed out that the positive rate of Chinese inbound tourists to Taiwan is roughly 1/5, and will continue to observe whether it will increase or decrease. The distribution of mutant strains is mainly BA.5, and continue to monitor as well.

When asked whether it was the same as the predicted value, Wang Bisheng explained that China does not make relevant statistics and can only look at the actual figures, so there is no way to predict, so there is no problem of gaps, but judging from the positive rate of Chinese inbound tourists announced by South Korea , is also about 20%, and they are all consistent.

As for the relatively high infection rate in China, it may be related to the fact that the epidemic is now spreading to the south and rural areas, and the positive rate of people from different places will also be different.

In addition, Chen Fuhai, the mayor of Kinmen County, strives to obtain a 48-hour negative PCR certificate for passengers entering Kinmen from Xiamen. Wang Bisheng emphasized that the current evaluation will not do this for the time being. After that, you must follow the relevant quarantine measures for 7 days of self-prevention. You must have a quick test when you return to your residence, and you must have a negative quick test within 2 days when you go out, so it will not be required for the time being.

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