Coronavirus Taiwan - Specific Developments May/June 2022

[lostinasia]

@marasan

I had what felt like a pulled muscle in my lower back (I even walked a bit funny for a couple of days) and I have no idea how I did it.

Eh, this is just being middle-aged, isn’t it? My upper (!) back went like this a couple of months ago. No idea why. If it had persisted into the second day I’d have sought medical help, because it was really weird, but fortunately after the next night’s sleep it went away.

[marasan]

@lostinasia

Eh, this is just being middle-aged, isn’t it?

Probably! But in times past, I could also point to when it happened (bent over rows in the gym and “ouch!”, picking up the rear of the scooter to move it around and “mother*&^%(!”, etc.).

[lostinasia]

@marasan

But in times past, I could also point to when it happened

Yeah, sucks, doesn’t it? That’s why the upper back pain lingers in my mind! I believe it was one of my first such instances of “When the hell did this happen?!” Like you say, usually there’s a clear moment when it starts.

[BiggusDickus]

@marasan

@Rather

I’ll say this about catching COVID. While relatively it wasn’t so bad, it was a “strange” disease, unlike a regular cold.

My whole back was in pain for two days, and it felt like I pulled a bunch of muscles at the gym, so I didn’t even realize it was COVID until I got tested.

@afterspivak

Lower back pain is apparently one of the symptoms of omicron.

Really? This adds to my list of things that happened in recent weeks that make me think I may have already caught it. I had what felt like a pulled muscle in my lower back (I even walked a bit funny for a couple of days) and I have no idea how I did it. I guessed it was when parking my scooter and moving it around a bit to fit into a small spot, but I don’t remember having any specific moment in which I knew I tweaked it. I also guessed it was a result of doing flip turns in the pool. Again, no specific turn I could point to when it might have occurred. Strange and interesting.

I’ll bet anything that you contracted it.

[marasan]

@BiggusDickus

I’ll bet anything that you contracted it.

I have changed nothing in my routine. I still swim 2-3 times per week, go to work, go to restaurants, go to church, go to events and the masks come off for pictures, etc. I’m meeting friends for dinner and drinks tonight. It would be almost strange if I haven’t contracted it.

[slawa]

@BiggusDickus

I would guess that at least half of people dying with Covid are obese

In 2022 only one death had obesity listed as preexisting condition.

2022-6-14 | M 40s | Obesity,Gout | Not vaccinated

[BiggusDickus]

@slawa

@BiggusDickus

I would guess that at least half of people dying with Covid are obese

In 2022 only one death had obesity listed as preexisting condition.

2022-6-14 | M 40s | Obesity,Gout | Not vaccinated

That’s strange. I’d better start piling on the pounds.

[finley]

Since this is not congruent with observations elsewhere, the only thing this suggests is that most of the reported COVID deaths are not, in fact, COVID deaths.

Although if I were being fair (and I hate being fair) I might point out that the risk factor is metabolic syndrome, not obesity per se. Most Taiwanese people have trouble becoming obese, so metabolic syndrome manifests more obviously as high blood pressure, NAFLD, and diabetes.

[Mithrandir]

@KINGKONGDONK

I have been in the states for the past month and I literally forgot covid exists, everything is just completely as normal, not a mask in sight. I just popped into the thread to see the alternative universe where numbers are still being counted and masks are still being stapled onto peoples faces.

I felt the same way (about a post-covid world in the States) until I travelled to NYC a couple of weeks ago and again today. 90% of people have masks on. Masks are required in all government buildings, but interestingly absolutely no one was observing social distancing (despite signs) and hand sanitizer dispensers were empty literally everywhere I tried to use one. For some reason, the least effective form of covid prevention has become the only one people seem to follow.

[finley]

@Mithrandir

For some reason, the least effective form of covid prevention has become the only one people seem to follow.

The most frightening side-effect of mask mandates (and the complete rejection by government authorities of the idea that being healthy is the optimum way to … uh, be healthy) is that people now firmly believe that their magic talisman is an inpenetrable shield against disease.

[Malasang88]

@KINGKONGDONK

I have been in the states for the past month and I literally forgot covid exists, everything is just completely as normal, not a mask in sight. I just popped into the thread to see the alternative universe where numbers are still being counted and masks are still being stapled onto peoples faces.

I thought the same thing until we had a big meeting and half the office got it. It’s definitely still there, but Taiwan is at where the US was at the beginning of the year.

As far as I can tell, that is not stopping most Taiwanese from living life as they usually do. Mask or no mask.

[tempogain]

@Mithrandir

NYC … 90% of people have masks on.

Where? Haven’t seen it.

[Icon]

Just a reminder norovirus still going strong, so any funky symptoms you still have a lot of choices to be sick from.

[Mithrandir]

@tempogain

Where? Haven’t seen it.

Metro North, subways, government buildings (100%), Grand Central Station, stores, basically everywhere indoors. Outside it drops to about 60%. My time was mostly in Harlem, Morningside Heights, and downtown at the courts.

[Marco]

@Mithrandir

@tempogain

Where? Haven’t seen it.

Metro North, subways, government buildings (100%), Grand Central Station, stores, basically everywhere indoors. Outside it drops to about 60%. My time was mostly in Harlem, Morningside Heights, and downtown at the courts.

Are you both in the US?

[Marco]

@Icon

Just a reminder norovirus still going strong, so any funky symptoms you still have a lot of choices to be sick from.

Lovely!

[Mithrandir]

@Marco

Are you both in the US?

I am. I try to spend 2 months in the summer and 1 in the winter in the US every year.

[MalcolmReynolds]

Covid Stats For 2022-06-24

Local = 45,678

Imported = 89

Deaths = 152

45,767 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 45,678 local and 89 imported

Release date: 2022-06-24

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (24) that there were 45,767 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan, including 45,678 local cases and 89 imported cases; another 152 new deaths were confirmed among the confirmed cases.

According to the command center, there were 45,678 new local cases today, including 21,087 males, 24,558 females, and 33 cases under investigation, ranging in age from under 5 years old to over 90 years old. Kaohsiung City (6,413 cases), New Taipei City (5,808 cases), Tainan City (4,347 cases), Taoyuan City (4,020 cases), Changhua County (3,318 cases), Taipei City (3,189 cases), Pingtung County (2,136 cases), Yunlin County (1,406 cases), Nantou County (1,134 cases), Miaoli County (1,033 cases), Hsinchu County (999 cases), Chiayi County (885 cases), Hsinchu City (866 cases), Yilan County (783 cases), Hualien County (669 cases), Chiayi City (590 cases), Keelung City (558 cases), Taitung County (461 cases), Penghu County (209 cases), Kinmen County (151 cases), Lianjiang County (36 cases) .

The command center pointed out that there were 152 new deaths from local cases today, including 91 males and 61 females, aged between 10s and 90s. All had severe infections, 138 had a history of chronic disease, 109 had not received 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 79 had not received any doses of COVID-19 vaccine at all. The date of diagnosis was from May 17 to June 21, 2022, and the date of death was from May 16 to June 22. Please refer to the attachment to the press release for details.

The command center stated that among the 89 new cases of immigration today, 57 were males and 32 were females, aged between 5 and over 70 years old, from France (8 cases), the United Kingdom (4 cases), and India. (3 cases), Canada, Singapore, the United States and Cambodia (2 cases each), Thailand, Vietnam, Spain and the Philippines (1 case each), and the other 62 infected countries are under investigation. The entry date is from June 16 to June 23 this year.

According to the statistics of the command center, up to now, there have been 13,084,221 cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia-related notifications in Taiwan (including 9,547,671 cases excluded), of which 3,533,335 cases were confirmed, including 14,120 cases of overseas immigrants, 3,519,161 cases of local cases, 36 cases of Dunmu Fleet, 3 cases of aircraft infection, 1 case is unknown and 14 cases are under investigation. Since 2020, a total of 5,969 COVID-19 deaths have occurred, of which 5,954 are local. The counties and cities of the cases are distributed as New Taipei City with 1,592 cases, Taipei City with 852 cases, Taichung City with 517 cases, Taoyuan City with 510 cases, Kaohsiung City with 475 cases and Tainan City. 339 cases, 272 in Changhua County, 219 in Pingtung County, 160 in Keelung City, 138 in Nantou County, 134 in Yilan County, 126 in Yunlin County, 111 in Miaoli County, 96 in Hsinchu County, 95 in Hualien County, There are 87 cases in Chiayi County, 84 cases in Taitung County, 76 cases in Chiayi City, 54 cases in Hsinchu City, 10 cases in Kinmen County, and 7 cases in Penghu County; the other 15 cases were imported from abroad.

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

From now on, the control measures for residents of residential long-term care institutions across the country accompanying residents will be adjusted

Release date: 2022-06-24

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (24th) that in response to the domestic COVID-19 epidemic and the increase in vaccination rates, and considering the needs of long-term care institutions for epidemic prevention and residents’ visitation, the nationwide residential long-term care will be relaxed from today (June 24th). Institutional visitor control measures, and adjust the vaccine dose conditions for accompany/accompanying residents to be exempted from screening. The relevant instructions are as follows:

1. Relaxation of visitor control measures for residential long-term care institutions across the country:

(1) The original restrictions on Taipei City, New Taipei City, Keelung City, Taoyuan City, Kaohsiung City and Hualien County Residential long-term care institutions will suspend visits, except in exceptional circumstances, and adjust to the conditional open visitation of residential long-term care institutions across the country.

(2) Visitors should present a negative certificate for COVID-19 antigen rapid screening (including home-use antigen rapid screening) at their own expense on the day of visit. Those who meet the conditions for release from isolation and within 15 days (inclusive) to 3 months from the date of onset or the date of positive test (applicable to asymptomatic persons) can be exempted from screening.

2. Adjusting the conditions for the vaccine doses for companions/accompanying residents to be exempted from screening:

(1) It was originally stipulated that companions and accompanying residents should complete the basic dose of COVID-19 vaccine and the doses should be more than 14 days (inclusive); institutions If the existing accompanying residents have not completed the basic dose of the vaccine, the doses should be more than 14 days (inclusive) and cannot be replaced, and they should undergo a self-funded screening every 7 days.

(2) The condition for the vaccine doses adjusted to be exempted from screening for companions/accompanying residents is that the supplementary dose of COVID-19 vaccine is completed for more than 14 days (inclusive). If a person has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and released from isolation and within 15 days to 3 months from the date of onset or the day of positive test (applicable to asymptomatic persons), screening can be exempted.

(3) Accompanying persons who have not completed the supplementary dose of COVID-19 vaccine for more than 14 days should issue a negative certificate of COVID-19 antigen quick screening (including household antigen quick screening) at their own expense on the day of visit; If the vaccine supplement is completed for more than 14 days (inclusive) and cannot be replaced, a self-funded screening test (including household antigen rapid screening) should be carried out every 7 days.

In addition to the above measures, organizations should still follow the “Operational Principles for the Management of Visitors to Health and Welfare Organizations and Home of Honor Nationals in response to COVID-19” to implement relevant management, including: implementing the appointment system, asking TOCC and restricting the entry of those with symptoms of infection, and visitors from different residents. Maintain social distance between visits, wear masks throughout the visit, encourage all personnel entering the facility to use the Taiwan social distancing APP and show the APP screen before entering the facility, etc.

The command center will continue to monitor the development of the epidemic at home and abroad, and revise relevant response strategies on a rolling basis. In order to reduce the risk of transmission of residential long-term care, the public is still requested to avoid unnecessary visits during the epidemic, and it is recommended to use video or telephone instead of on-site visits; Institutional staff and residents are encouraged to complete complete vaccinations as soon as possible to ensure the health and safety of staff and residents.

In response to the slowdown of the epidemic, the management measures for accompanying (visiting) patients in hospitals nationwide will be adjusted from now on

Release date: 2022-06-24

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center said today (24th) that in response to the slowdown of the domestic COVID-19 epidemic, the increase in the vaccination rate of the public, and the need for people to accompany (visit) patients and the safety of hospital epidemic prevention, the original central regulations will be relaxed. Hospitals in 6 counties and cities including New Taipei City, Keelung City, Taoyuan City, Kaohsiung City, and Hualien County, except for exceptional circumstances, will suspend the restrictions on visiting patients. From today (June 24), conditions will relax the management of accompanying (visiting) patients in hospitals across the country. Measures, and adjust the number of accompanying patients for inpatients who have been assessed by medical institutions to be in need of care, and the conditions for vaccine doses for public screening of accompanying patients. Relevant explanations are as follows:

1. Management measures for visiting patients:
   (1) Intensive care wards, hospice wards, respiratory care wards (including RCC), psychiatric wards, chronic wards, and children’s wards in hospitals across the country, and those with physical and mental disabilities and in critical condition Or under exceptional circumstances, open visits are allowed. The visiting period is a fixed period of 1 per day, and each inpatient has a maximum of 2 visitors at a time.
   (2) Visitors should present a negative certificate for the antigen quick screening (including household quick screening) that was collected on the day of the visit at their own expense. If it is “completed vaccine booster vaccination for more than 14 days (inclusive)” or “confirmed that the case meets the conditions for release from isolation and it is more than 15 days (inclusive) to 3 months from the date of onset or the day of positive test (applicable to asymptomatic persons)” ”, exempt from screening.

2. Management measures for accompanying patients:

(1) The number of accompanying patients for inpatients in hospitals across the country is limited to 1 person, but the patients are children (under 12 years old), the elderly (over 65 years old), physically or mentally handicapped or have nursing needs assessed by medical institutions Those with disabilities (such as mobility difficulties, unable to take care of themselves, etc.), the maximum number of accompanying patients is 2.

(2) Those who are scheduled to accompany inpatients (non-emergency) shall be screened within 2 days before admission to accompany the patient; those who are urgently required to be admitted to the hospital to accompany the patient shall be screened before admission to accompany the patient. Accompanying patients who have completed the vaccine booster vaccination for more than 14 days (inclusive) shall be screened at public expense for one patient per inpatient; patients who have not completed the vaccine booster vaccination for more than 14 days (inclusive), Admission and regular weekly self-pay screening should be performed. If the patient accompanying the patient is “confirmed that the case meets the conditions for release from isolation and within 15 days (inclusive) to 3 months from the date of onset or the day of positive test (applicable to asymptomatic)”, the screening test will be exempted.

The command center reminds that since the hospital is a high risk of infection transmission, try to avoid unnecessary accompanying (visiting) patients during the epidemic. It is recommended to use video or telephone instead of on-site visits. Accompanying (visiting) patients must wear masks and follow the instructions when entering the hospital. Infection control measures.

The command center urges the public to complete complete vaccinations as soon as possible, and will also revise the relevant management regulations of the hospital in a rolling manner in the future depending on the development of the epidemic.

Local governments provide health education products and 2 doses of rapid screening reagents per person for people over 65 years old (including aboriginal people aged 55 to 64 years old) who have not completed the vaccination against COVID-19, and the measures are extended to July 31st.

Release date: 2022-06-24

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center said today (24th) that the global and domestic COVID-19 epidemic continues, and new variants of Omicron continue to occur internationally, posing a threat to the community. Elderly people who have not completed the vaccination against COVID-19 have developed severe illness after infection. In order to continue to encourage the elderly to be vaccinated, local governments provide health education products of less than 500 yuan (inclusive) and per person for people over 65 years old (including aboriginal people between 55 and 64 years old) who have not completed the vaccination against COVID-19. The 2 doses of rapid screening reagent measures have been extended until July 31, 2022. The command center appeals to the elderly who have not received the 1st, 2nd dose, basic booster dose and 1st and 2nd booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to complete the vaccination as soon as possible to obtain protection.

The command center pointed out that the public can use the “COVID-19 Vaccination Centers” (COVID-19疫苗接種院所) to provide “COVID-19 Vaccination Center Information” or “COVID-19 Vaccination Centers” through local health bureaus. 19 “Map of Vaccination Institutions”, select the vaccination site near your home or work place for vaccination. In addition, the websites of the county and city health bureaus have compiled vaccination information from contracted medical institutions for the public to use and inquire. Side effects may occur after vaccination, which are usually mild and disappear within a few days, and decrease with increasing age.

The command center reminds the public to prepare a health insurance card or other proof of identity before going to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination Record Card”, and during the pre-vaccination assessment, state the past vaccination history for the convenience of the doctor’s assessment. In addition, the weather has changed in recent days. For those with recent physical conditions or chronically unstable conditions, please go to the nearest place for vaccination after the physical condition is relatively stable. After vaccination, please pay more attention to your physical condition, drink plenty of water and rest, and ask your family members to help you to pay attention. If you have persistent fever for more than 48 hours, severe allergic reactions such as difficulty breathing, wheezing, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, body rash and other uncomfortable symptoms, Seek medical attention as soon as possible to find out the cause.

Considering the slowdown of the epidemic situation in the northern region, flexibly adjust the ratio of dedicated hospital beds in Taipei and northern regions

Release date: 2022-06-24

Summary

The Central Epidemic Epidemic Command Center stated today (24) that considering the gradual slowdown of the epidemic in the northern region and the high vacancy rate of dedicated hospital beds, in order to facilitate the proper use of hospital beds, the proportion of dedicated hospital beds in Taipei and northern districts will be flexibly adjusted from now on. The command center will also continue to monitor the medical capacity and adjust the proportion of dedicated hospital beds in various regions on a rolling basis.

The command center explained that from June 24, 2022, Taipei District (Taipei City, New Taipei City, Keelung City, Yilan County, Lianjiang County, Kinmen County) and North District (Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County) , Miaoli County) For emergency hospitals with more than 500 acute general beds, the number of dedicated beds in emergency hospitals can be adjusted from 20% to 30% to 10% to 15%; the proportion of dedicated beds in emergency hospitals with 200-499 beds is reduced from 10% To 20%, the flexibility is adjusted to 5% to 10%; in addition, the number of dedicated ICUs in the (quasi) medical centers in Taipei District and North District is adjusted to 15 to 20 beds. However, the ratio of the above-mentioned dedicated hospital beds must still be adjusted according to the instructions of the commander of the infectious disease prevention and control network area.

The CDC will list “Monkeypox” as a second-class notifiable infectious disease from June 23, 2022

Release date: 2022-06-23

Summary

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated today (23) that in view of the rising international epidemic of Monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will list “Monkeypox” as a second-class notifiable infectious disease from now on, in order to strengthen the disease monitoring and prevention of Monkeypox and block the spread of the epidemic, reduce the risk of infection of the, and maintain the health of the Taiwanese people.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pointed out that in the past, Monkeypox epidemics mostly occurred in western and central Africa, and sporadic cases were imported from other countries. This year (2022) is different from the past. So far, the number of countries with cases in the world has increased to 47 countries, with more than 3,000 people. In addition, neighboring Singapore and South Korea also reported one confirmed case each in recent days. In addition, on June 12, a suspected case of overseas immigration was reported in Taiwan, and the test result was negative, so it was excluded.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that Monkeypox is a second-class statutory infectious disease, and if necessary, isolation treatment can be carried out in designated isolation and treatment institutions. The unit will carry out preventive measures such as isolation and treatment, epidemic investigation and health monitoring of contacts for suspected cases.

The CDC further explained that for the notification method, medical institutions are requested to select the “Monkeypox” item under the “Class II Notifiable Infectious Diseases” item of the Infectious Diseases Notification System (NIDRS) and select the “Monkeypox” item for notification and inspection; All have the function of “using hospital electronic medical record automatic reporting (EMR)”, please cooperate with the adjustment of the hospital system as soon as possible, and then you can report through this channel. The definition of disease notification, the handling process of suspected notification cases, the methods of collecting and submitting samples for examination, and relevant prevention and control guidelines will be updated and published on the CDC’s global information website ( Home > Infectious Diseases and Epidemic Prevention Topics > Infectious Diseases Introduction > Category II Notifiable Infectious Diseases > Monkeypox).

The CDC reminded that in order to reduce the risk of infection, the public is advised to avoid traveling to areas where Monkeypox virus is endemic. If they have fever, skin lesions such as rashes, papules, blisters or pustules and other suspected symptoms when returning to the country, they should take the initiative to inform the airline. personnel and airport and port quarantine personnel, seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and inform the doctor of the travel contact history. For relevant information, please visit the CDC’s global information website (https://www.cdc.gov.tw) or call the domestic toll-free epidemic prevention hotline 1922 (or 0800-001922).

Specific Details Regarding The Deaths Reported Today

Release date: 2022-06-24

Summary

There were 152 new deaths from local cases today, including 91 males and 61 females, aged between 10s and 90s. All had severe infections, 138 had a history of chronic disease, 109 had not received 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 79 had not received any doses of COVID-19 vaccine at all. The date of diagnosis was from May 17 to June 21, 2022, and the date of death was from May 16 to June 22. Please refer to the link below for specific individual case details.

https://www.cdc.gov.tw/File/Get/KdR1ZigBqUGuxF769rmIWg

152 COVID-19 Deaths Reported on June 24, 2022

Gender

Female = 61 (40.03%)
Male = 91 (59.87%)

Age Distribution

90s = 35 (23.03%)
80s = 48 (31.58%)
70s = 33 (21.71%)
60s = 20 (13.16%)
50s = 8 (5.26%)
40s = 4 (2.63%)
30s = 1 (0.66%)
20s = 1 (0.66%)
10s = 2 (1.32%)

Vaccination Doses

0 = 79 (51.97%)
1 = 9 (5.92%)
2 = 21 (13.82%)
3 = 43 (28.29%)

Chronic Disease History

Yes = 138 (90.79%)
None = 14 (9.21%)

Vaccine Status For The 14 Deaths With No Chronic Disease History

0 = 6 (Ages - 90s = 1, 80s =3, 60s = 1, 20s = 1)
1 = 1 (Age - 70s)
2 = 1 (Age - 80s)
3 = 6 (Ages - 80s = 2, 70s = 1, 60s = 2, 50s = 1)

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Current Severity of Symptoms Statistics

Local Cases By Districts (Interactive Map)

台灣 Covid-19 本土病例地圖

[Marco]

Have fun!

[MalcolmReynolds]

152 COVID-19 Deaths Reported on June 24, 2022

Gender

Female = 61 (40.03%)
Male = 91 (59.87%)

Age Distribution

90s = 35 (23.03%)
80s = 48 (31.58%)
70s = 33 (21.71%)
60s = 20 (13.16%)
50s = 8 (5.26%)
40s = 4 (2.63%)
30s = 1 (0.66%)
20s = 1 (0.66%)
10s = 2 (1.32%)

Vaccination Doses

0 = 79 (51.97%)
1 = 9 (5.92%)
2 = 21 (13.82%)
3 = 43 (28.29%)

Chronic Disease History

Yes = 138 (90.79%)
None = 14 (9.21%)

Vaccine Status For The 14 Deaths With No Chronic Disease History

0 doses = 6 (Ages - 90s = 1, 80s = 3, 60s = 1, 20s = 1)
1 dose = 1 (Age - 70s)
2 doses = 1 (Age - 80s)
3 doses = 6 (Ages - 80s = 2, 70s = 1, 60s = 2, 50s = 1)

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