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Locations visited by Case #32 disclosed; public advised to conduct self-health management for 14 days

  • Data Source:Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • Created:2020-02-27
  • Last Updated:2020-03-02

On February 27, 2020, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) disclosed the history of activity and contact of Case #32 of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from February 16 to 24. Health agencies and national police agencies had worked closely to investigate places the foreign caregiver had been to. The investigation discovered that she had used public transportation, including buses and the metro system, several times and had visited many public spaces during the time period (see below). The CECC reminded people who have visited the places over the time periods mentioned below to conduct self-health management for 14 days. The CECC also reminded people having suspected symptoms to wear face masks to seek medical attention and inform the physician of any history of contact. 
 

*Past Activity of Case #32

Feb. 16
18:00  Took a taxi to Dapinglin Metro Station and rode the MRT to Taipei Main Station
18:46  Took a train to Shulin Railway Station
19:34  Took Blue 38 bus to Dongsheng Park and then returned home

Feb. 17
15:07    Took Blue 38 bus to Shulin Railway Station
15:09    Train arrived at Taipei Main Station
15:42    Visited Taipei City Mall (underground mall)
16:42    Rode the MRT Red Line to Zhuwei Station
17:14    Reached Minzu Road and then returned to Zhuwei Station. Rode the MRT to Shilin Metro Station.  
18:32    Shortly after leaving Shilin Station, she rode the MRT Red Line and transferred to Blue Line to Longshan Temple Metro Station 
19:06    Strolled around Section 1, Xiyuan Road, Wanhua District and shopped around Longshan Temple Metro Station. She then rode the MRT Blue Line to Taipei Main Station
20:40    Walked to a nearby hotel and stayed there for the night.

Feb. 18
10:32    Checked out and took a train to Shulin Railway Station
11:16    Took Blue 38 bus to Dongsheng Park and then returned home
12:36    Took Blue 38 bus to Shulin Railway Station
12:39    Went shopping around Shulin Railway Station
13:00    Took a train to Banqiao Station
13:20    Saw friends off at the Banqiao Station and took Taiwan High Speed Rail Train No. 133 to Kaohsiung; took a train to Shulin Railway Station (time of arrival:13:51) 
14:05    Took Blue 38 bus to return her home in Shulin

Feb. 19
8:52      Took Blue 38 bus to Shulin Railway Station
9:00      Took a train to Taipei Main Station
9:33      Rode the MRT Orange Line to Jingan Metro Station
10:02    Took a taxi to the hospital to take care of a new patient. Stayed in the hospital until Feb. 24