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No community outbreaks in Taiwan; low risk of infection for foreign travelers in Taiwan

  • Data Source:Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • Created:2020-02-11
  • Last Updated:2020-02-12

With regard to the Republic of Korea's advice to its nationals to avoid all nonessential travel to Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) stated that there have been no community-acquired cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Taiwan so far. The CECC also stated that Taiwan's current 18 confirmed cases are all imported or close contact cases. There have been no community outbreaks. The risk to foreign travelers of infection in Taiwan is very low.