There were 560 new cases of Wuhan pneumonia imported from abroad yesterday, and Chinese inbound tourists accounted for half of them.

The picture shows the inspection of Chinese inbound passengers at Taoyuan Airport.

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[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Taipei Report] There were 500 or 60 new imported cases of Wuhan pneumonia in China yesterday, a record high in history. Zhuang Renxiang, spokesman of the Central Epidemic Command Center, said that Chinese inbound tourists accounted for half of the total. After the increase of routes and flights from the 11th, the number of immigrants and confirmed cases may rise again; the cumulative positive rate of Chinese inbound passengers this year is 18.

six%.

In addition, the "big white lung" Taiwanese virus was sequenced as BA.5, and it was judged that too late to seek medical treatment caused serious illness.

According to the statistics of the command center, on January 8, 1,386 people were tested by air from the four destinations in China, and 226 of them were positive, with a positive rate of 16.

3%; Fifty-three people were tested through the Golden Horse Small Three-way Waterway, and eight people were positive, with a positive rate of 15.

three%.

From January 1st to 8th, a total of 9,658 Chinese inbound passengers from Taoyuan, Songshan, Taichung, Kaohsiung Airport, Kinmen Shuitou, and Matsu Nangan Fuao Ferry Terminal were tested, and 1,805 people were diagnosed, with a positive rate of 18. ．

six%.

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Zhuang Renxiang pointed out that the number of Chinese inbound tourists from January 2 to 8 was about 9,700, and from January 9 to 15 is expected to be one.

Thirty thousand people, one from sixteen to twenty-two days.

10,000 people, the largest number in these three weeks, and then during the Spring Festival, it dropped to more than 3,000 people in a single week, and continued monitoring during the period.

"Big white lung" Taiwanese businessman infected with BA.5 too late to see a doctor and worsened

Su Yifeng, a physician at the Taipei City United Hospital, recently shared that a 60-year-old Taiwanese businessman who returned to Taiwan was unwell for three days and was tested positive for a quick test. He did not report immediately, and after four or five days did not improve, he sought medical treatment. The X-ray showed severe pneumonia. ", revealed yesterday that he is still intubated.

Zhuang Renxiang said that the virus sequencing result of this case was BA.5, not a special virus, and it was judged that the condition was relatively serious due to too late medical treatment.

There were 24,503 new cases of local Wuhan pneumonia yesterday, a decrease of about ○.

six%.

There were 31 new cases of moderate and severe cases, and 26 new deaths.

The outside world is concerned that China's unblocking may trigger a new wave of new coronavirus mutations. Zhan Yujun, director of the Taipei Veterans General Infection Control Center, said that cross-strait exchanges are close, and the other side provides limited information on the epidemic. It is not easy for us to prevent, but the virus will definitely evolve slowly. The type of infected virus strain and the chance of severe disease caused by emerging mutant strains are the focus of current epidemic monitoring.

Zhan Yujun also pointed out that the increase in the flow of people during the Spring Festival will lead to more cross-infection possibilities, which will cause the epidemic to heat up. However, when a certain proportion of vaccines are vaccinated, people will have certain antibodies, which may achieve herd immunity, and the peak of the epidemic will not be so high. He appeals to the elderly, Immunocompromised groups and other groups should be vaccinated as soon as possible, and a sufficient number of doses must be obtained.