Coronavirus Taiwan - Specific Developments April 2022

[marasan]

@LeePie

Only symptom for them was a scratchy throat, which my son also has now.

This sounds like what I have now and have had for the last two days or so. Hmmmm.

[lostinasia]

@meishijia

Use this to find rapid tests:

Thanks - cool resource.

Huh, one around the corner from me supposedly has plenty in stock. Part of me is wondering if I should go grab some.

[SuiGeneris]

@lostinasia

Part of me is wondering if I should go grab some.

yes. yes you should.

[lostinasia]

@SuiGeneris

@lostinasia

Part of me is wondering if I should go grab some.

yes. yes you should.

Um … half the posts these days are directly sarcastic and mean the opposite of what people say, so I’m not sure how to take this!

Time to remind myself what the heck the rule is for ID numbers and day of the week … these are now controlled prices, right?

OK, based on a focustaiwan article, even numbers (like me) are Tuesday, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

EDIT: The spouse has told me to go! I have a mission! (And oh yes, of course my wife never tries to buy things due to imagined but never-realized future shortages … oops, there’s that sarcasm thing again.)

[meishijia]

If you don’t have symptoms or need one for work, I’d let the people who do need them get them first

[SuiGeneris]

@meishijia

If you don’t have symptoms or need one for work, I’d let the people who do need them get them first

When you do have symptoms, thats when its too late to go out and get them. Standing in line with symptoms!?!?
Best to be prepared.
They are being rationed out, so no need to feel like you are taking something you shouldnt.

[BiggusDickus]

@meishijia

If you don’t have symptoms or need one for work, I’d let the people who do need them get them first

Yes, but you might need one in the future. Which is why everyone is predictably trying to stock up. The CDC didn’t foresee this possible outcome.

[SuiGeneris]

That and in reality you need 6!
2 for the 3 day period and 4 for each of the 4 days you are allowed to go out. Without those 4 tests you cant go out.

[MalcolmReynolds]

Covid Stats For 2022-04-28

Local = 11,353

Airport = 115

Quarantine = 49

Deaths = 2

11,517 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 11,353 local and 164 imported

Release date: 2022-04-28

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (28) that there were 11,517 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan, including 11,353 local cases and 164 imported cases (115 cases were positive for flight landing tests), 2 more deaths.

The command center said that there were 11,353 new local cases today, including 5,394 males, 5,957 females, and 2 cases under investigation, aged between 5 and over 90 years old, with the onset date between March 26, 2022. From April 27 to April 27, it contained 5,953 asymptomatic infections. The distribution of cases is New Taipei City (4,552 cases), Taipei City (2,424 cases), Taoyuan City (1,481 cases), Taichung City (621 cases), Keelung City (504 cases), Kaohsiung City (340 cases), Hualien County (303 cases) ), Tainan City (193 cases), Yilan County (171 cases), Hsinchu County (115 cases), Hsinchu City (113 cases), Changhua County (103 cases), Pingtung County (94 cases), Taitung County (87 cases) Cases), Yunlin County (83 cases), Miaoli County (63 cases), Nantou County (42 cases), Chiayi County (26 cases), Chiayi City (24 cases), Lianjiang County (6 cases), Penghu County and Kinmen County (4 cases each). The related epidemic investigation is ongoing.

The command center pointed out that there were 2 new deaths from local cases today (case 36928 and case 40627), which were a male in his 70s and a female in his 60s. They were severe infections and neither of them had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Case 36928 developed symptoms such as cough and fever on April 18 this year. He was hospitalized for examination. He was diagnosed on April 19. He had a history of chronic and cancer. He was treated with remdesivir and other drugs and respirator, and died on April 22. Case 40627 was diagnosed on April 19 due to a contact test. On April 20, he collapsed at home and was rushed to the hospital. The first aid failed and he died.

The command center explained that today’s new cases of immigration from abroad are 80 males, 83 females, and 1 case under investigation, aged between 5 and 70 years old, from Indonesia (3 cases), the Netherlands and Vietnam (1 each Cases) moved in, and another 159 cases are under investigation. The entry dates are from March 9 to April 27 this year.

According to the statistics of the command center, up to now, a total of 8,309,027 notifications related to the novel coronavirus pneumonia have been reported in Taiwan (including 8,218,899 excluded), of which 88,446 were confirmed, including 10,783 imported cases, 77,609 local cases, 36 Dunmu Fleet cases, 3 aircraft infections, 1 Unknown cases and 14 cases under investigation. Since 2020, a total of 860 COVID-19 deaths have occurred, of which 845 are local. The counties and cities of the cases are distributed as 416 in New Taipei City, 322 in Taipei City, 31 in Keelung City, 28 in Taoyuan City, 15 in Changhua County, and 15 in Hsinchu County. 13 cases, 5 cases in Taichung City, 3 cases each in Miaoli County and Hualien County, 2 cases in Yilan County, 1 case each in Hsinchu City, Nantou County, Yunlin County, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County and Taitung County; 15 cases were imported from abroad.

The command center once again calls on the public to implement personal protective measures such as hand hygiene, cough etiquette and wearing masks, reduce unnecessary movement, activities or gatherings, avoid entering and leaving crowded places, or areas with high risk of infection transmission, and take the initiative to be proactive In accordance with various epidemic prevention measures, download and use the “Taiwan Social Distancing APP” to jointly strictly guard the community defense line.

Current Severity of Symptoms Statistics

[afterspivak]

I guess on the plus side, that little box on the card that said “Vietnam” seems to have disappeared.

Guy

[Belgian_Pie]

“Ko Wen-je is advocating that if cases spike beyond current hospital capacity, Taipei will suspend indoor dining, work and classes will be remote, and other level three measures will be resumed”

Now is the right time to make a dumbass remark like that.

[papertowel]

Mayor Mouth.

[meishijia]

Don’t be fooled by the bad romanization, that’s 柯 not 口. So it’s more like Mayor tree branch

[the_bear]

@meishijia

柯

Mayor Japanese Oak

[meishijia]

@meishijia

柯

To be honest, I don’t think 柯 has any modern meaning, other than as a surname. All definitions I found where archaic

[tempogain]

It’s in the “uhh kind of tree?” category

[afterspivak]

For me, it’s also in the Pretty please, not our next President category.

Guy

[papertowel]

@meishijia

Don’t be fooled by the bad romanization

Hard not to be. When I first got to Taiwan and wanted to make a bit of money, the shops in Simen were confused when I walked in there asking if they’re currently taking donations.

[meishijia]

How much you charging bro?

[Marco]

@papertowel

@meishijia

Don’t be fooled by the bad romanization

Hard not to be. When I first got to Taiwan and wanted to make a bit of money, the shops in Simen were confused when I walked in there asking if they’re currently taking donations.

Kinda hard to take donations from something that sucks up liquids.