Anti-epidemic personnel conduct epidemic prevention publicity at the baggage carousel of Xiaogang Airport.

(Provided by the Health Bureau)

[Reporters Lin Huiqin, Zhong Lihua, Fang Zhixian/Comprehensive Report] China will open its doors on the 8th, and the trend of returning home for the Spring Festival is gradually emerging. The Central Epidemic Epidemic Command Center announced yesterday that from January 1st to 7th, there were 157 inbound tourists from China. One person was diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia, with a positive rate of 19%. Fifty-nine cases have been sequenced, of which 68% are BA.5 and 32% are BF.7.

Executive Premier Su Tseng-chang stressed yesterday that Taiwan will not allow Chinese tourists to come to Taiwan in order to protect precious domestic resources for epidemic prevention when holding a conference on expanding epidemic prevention.

The command center compiled the inspections of all Chinese passengers entering Taiwan from Taoyuan Airport, Songshan Airport, Taichung Airport, Kaohsiung Airport, and Kinmen Shuitou Wharf from January 1 to 7. The number of confirmed cases per day ranged from 164 to 2 Eighty-six cases, the positive rate gradually dropped from 25% at the beginning to 14.

1%, a total of 8,259 people were tested, of which 1,571 were diagnosed, and the positive rate was 19%.

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In terms of virus sequencing, the outside world is worried about the emergence of unknown mutant strains. Luo Yijun, deputy head of the medical response team of the command center, explained that a total of 59 cases of Chinese inbound tourists to Taiwan have been sequenced, including 40 cases of BA.5, accounting for 60 cases. Eight percent, 19 cases were BF.7, accounting for 32%, which means two out of every three people were BA.5 and one was BF.7, all of which were known virus strains.

In addition, there was a case of a Taiwanese businessman who returned from China with a large white lung in a hospital in the north. The test is still underway, and the results have not yet been released.

Wang Bisheng, commander of the command center, pointed out that the positive rate of Chinese tourists coming to Taiwan is roughly one-fifth, and the distribution of mutant strains is mainly BA.5, which will continue to be monitored.

It is estimated that China will reach its peak in mid-to-late January

When asked whether the relevant positive rate was the same as the forecast, Wang Bisheng responded that China does not make relevant statistics and can only look at the actual number, so there is no way to predict it. However, South Korea announced that the positive rate of Chinese inbound tourists is also about 20%, which is consistent.

The command center analyzed in the expanded epidemic prevention meeting that China’s official epidemic indicators are underestimated. It is estimated that the infection rate in many places is about 50% to 80%. The epidemic situation in rural areas and small and medium-sized cities and towns is on the rise. The peak is coming early.

Since 138 people entered the Xiaogang Airport on a direct flight from China on January 5, 37 people were positive, and the positive rate was 26.

8%, showing that the epidemic situation in China is severe.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai pointed out that the risk of imported epidemics is increasing. The BA.5 next-generation vaccination station will be opened at MRT Boulevard Station and Tzu Chi Gangshan Park today, and at Fengshan Longcheng Palace on the 14th. Good to play full.

The Epidemic Command Center announced yesterday that a total of 1,571 Chinese inbound tourists from January 1 to 7 were diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia, and the positive rate was 19%.

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