The Death Toll For COVID-19 Doubles That Of SARS As Taiwan Records 1st Coronavirus Death
1ST CORONAVIRUS DEATH IN TAIWAN – Health authorities in Taiwan had reported its first death from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
The global death toll for COVID-19 had reached 1,765. In addition, 70,433 people have been infected with the virus. This would be more than twice the number of deaths caused by the 2003 SARS outbreak.
On Sunday, a 61-year-old man from central Taiwan had succumbed to the Wuhan coronavirus. The man was also reported to have underlying health problems.
According to a report from Channel News Asia, the man died in a hospital after testing positive for the virus. However, he had no recent travel history overseas.
This would be the fifth death recorded outside of mainland China. The previous deaths were from the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, and France.
Recently, the Center for Disease and Control stated that COVID-19 could transmit the disease asymptomatically. This meant that even if an infected person does not show symptoms, it could still spread.
Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung stated that the latest death from the virus was an unlicensed taxi driver. He added that his main clients were people who had visited China, Hong Kong, and Macao.
In addition to this, a 50-year-old relative of the victim was later found to be positive for the virus as well. Although, he was not showing symptoms.
With this, Taiwan’s total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 20. Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 Taiwanese are still waiting to be repatriated in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak.
However, there have been reports that Beijing and Taipei were accusing each other of “political manipulation”. This, in turn, caused delays in the repatriation operations.
As per the report, the issue was due to how Beijing sees Taiwanese people as its own citizens and not as foreign nationals.
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