Coronavirus Taiwan - Specific Developments May/June 2022

[papertowel]

My b

[meishijia]

@papertowel

My b

She’d destroy you, g

[BigDave]

He is right. Scotland and Wales kept mask mandates/ other rules longer than England and it didn’t make much difference.

At more than one point, Scotland had a lot more restrictions bit more cases per million than England.

[BigDave]

Well…. I am not a superhero. Aching muscles day one. Slight runny nose and a bit of a cough when I lie down to sleep on day two.

[TaipAmy]

That was true for most of the people I know that got it.

[TaipAmy]

That’s good though. Spread fast and far and maybe we can go without masks and restrictions by summer.

[DrewC]

So you got it?

[BigDave]

Yep. Had symptoms but kept testing negative, once yesterday and once this morning. Felt better and tested positive at 10pm tonight.

[Lost.in.space]

So basically you could be walking around spreading it from a few days unknowingly. Even though you tested yourself and are negative, then once you feel better you stop testing, but would test positive. What a crazy virus.

[Charlie_Jack]

@MalcolmReynolds

The officially reported numbers are correct.

However, the officially reported numbers only represent those who have been officially tested and added to the Covid positive scorecard.

What is the actual number of Covid positive individuals on this island? No one knows for certain because we haven’t tested all 24 million people. And it would be a waste of time, money and resources to attempt it.

We can make a wild assed guess and say that there are many many more than are being reported, but that’s all it would be is a WAG.

I wonder if they’ve considered doing random testing.

Back in April of 2020, New York State and Los Angeles County used some kind of
random testing method(s) to try to get a better picture of the numbers:

Up to 2.7 Million in New York May Have Been Infected, Antibody Study Finds

Early antibody testing suggests COVID-19 infections in L.A. County greatly...

I posted about it back then:

Coronavirus - America - #1599 by Charlie_Jack

[papertowel]

Wish it wasn’t illegal to get an antibody test.

[MalcolmReynolds]

Covid Stats For 2022-05-16

Local = 61,697

Airport = 35

Quarantine = 22

Deaths = 29

61,754 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 61,697 local and 57 imported

Release date: 2022-05-16

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (16) that there were 61,754 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan, including 61,697 local cases and 57 imported cases (35 were positive for flight landing tests); 29 deaths.

The command center said that there were 61,697 new local cases today, including 29,648 males and 32,032 females. The 17 cases under investigation are between the ages of under 5 and over 90. The cases are distributed in New Taipei City (19,898 cases), Taipei City City (9,274 cases), Taoyuan City (8,635 cases), Taichung City (4,357 cases), Kaohsiung City (4,191 cases), Tainan City (2,612 cases), Keelung City (1,756 cases), Yilan County (1,646 cases), Hsinchu County (1,635 cases), Changhua County (1,411 cases), Pingtung County (1,092 cases), Miaoli County (1,014 cases), Hualien County (860 cases), Hsinchu City (832 cases), Yunlin County (644 cases), Nantou County (493 cases), Chiayi County (401 cases), Taitung County (379 cases), Chiayi City (254 cases), Kinmen County (153 cases), Penghu County (141 cases), Lianjiang County (19 cases), The related epidemic investigation is ongoing.

The command center pointed out that there were 29 new local deaths today, including 18 males and 11 females, aged in their 20s to over 90 years old, all of them had severe infections, 28 had a history of chronic diseases, and 16 were unvaccinated. The date of diagnosis was from April 27 to May 13, 2022, and the date of death was from May 6 to May 14. Please refer to the attachment to the press release for details.

The command center explained that among the 57 new cases of overseas immigration today, 35 were male and 22 were female, aged between 5 and 80 years old. 15th of May.

According to the statistics of the command center, up to now, there have been 9,633,462 cases of new coronavirus pneumonia-related notifications in China (including 8,803,188 excluded), of which 830,257 were confirmed, including 12,263 immigrants, 817,940 local cases, 36 Dunmu Fleet, 3 aircraft infections, 1 Unknown cases and 14 cases under investigation. Since 2020, there have been a total of 1,097 COVID-19 deaths, of which 1,082 are local. The counties and cities of the cases are distributed as New Taipei City with 526 cases, Taipei City with 375 cases, Keelung City with 54 cases, Taoyuan City with 36 cases, Changhua County with 18 cases and Hsinchu County. 14 cases each in Taichung City, 7 cases in Yilan County, 6 cases each in Kaohsiung City and Yunlin County, 5 cases in Hualien County, 4 cases each in Pingtung County, Taitung County and Tainan City, 3 cases in Miaoli County, Nantou County and Chiayi There are 2 cases in each county, 1 case each in Hsinchu City and Chiayi City; 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.

This year’s first batch of 777,600 doses of Pfizer’s children’s vaccine arrived in Taiwan this morning

Release date: 2022-05-16

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center stated today (16) that the first batch of 777,600 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children will be purchased this morning (2022), which will arrive at Taoyuan International Airport this morning. The logistics center conducts follow-up inspections and sealing operations, and then provides basic immunization agents for children aged 5-11. This batch is valid until September 30 this year.

The command center pointed out that on April 28 this year, it signed a COVID-19 vaccine supply contract with Hong Kong’s Fosun Company and Germany’s BioNTech, and signed a children’s vaccine supplementary contract with Pfizer of the United States and BioNTech of Germany, and it is scheduled to supply 2.2 million doses of children’s dosage forms And 1.8 million doses of adult doses of vaccines are used as basic doses, basic boosters or supplements, and 4 million doses of adult doses of vaccines will be expanded as needed to respond to the threat of SARS-CoV-2 mutant virus strains.

Starting May 17, those who live with confirmed cases of COVID-19 who have completed 3 doses of vaccination can be exempted from home quarantine and will be replaced by 7-day self-health management/prevention

Release date: 2022-05-16

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (16) that in response to the widespread epidemic in the community, taking into account risk control and maintaining the capacity of public health and epidemic prevention, and referring to foreign epidemic prevention policies, this (2021) will be adjusted from May 17. The 19 confirmed cases and close contacts of their family members are in home isolation policy. For those who have completed 3 doses of vaccination, home isolation is exempted, and 7-day self-health manangement/prevention will be implemented.

The command center stated that starting May 17, policy will be adjusted to include “free quarantine for those who have completed 3 doses of vaccine”. The policy for confirmed cases living with family members is as follows:

1. Those who have completed 3 doses of vaccine can be exempted from home isolation, but they need to cooperate 7-day self-epidemic prevention. During this period, self-epidemic prevention regulations should be followed. If you need to go out to work and buy daily necessities, you must have a negative certificate of home antigen rapid screening within 2 days. If you have symptoms, it is recommended to rest at home and use rapid screening reagents.

2. Those who have not completed the 3-dose vaccination: maintain “3-day home quarantine + 4-day self-epidemic prevention”, stay at home during the quarantine period, and are not allowed to go out. Quick screening should be carried out when the list is completed. During the self-prevention period, if you need to go out to work and buy daily necessities, you must have a negative certificate of home antigen quick screening within 2 days.

The command center appeals that since the confirmed cases are close contacts with their family members, they may have the risk of becoming ill and infecting others after contact. They should strictly abide by the self-epidemic prevention regulations. During the self-epidemic prevention period, do not go out unless it is necessary, and go out and stay at home within 2 days. Negative certificate of antigen rapid screening, and should wear a mask and maintain social distance when going out. Dining in restaurants, gatherings, gatherings, entering and leaving crowded places, or contact with unspecified objects is prohibited.

The command center announced that starting from May 18, people over the age of 65 who are not in quarantine/residential inspection/autonomous epidemic prevention will be evaluated and treated with oral antiviral drugs if they are positive for quick screening.

Release date: 2022-05-16

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center stated today (16) that in order to reduce the risk of developing severe disease after infection with COVID-19 in people over 65 years old with severe risk factors, the new coronavirus antigen rapid screening reagent was used to test positive, and it was confirmed by a doctor. , After reaching a medical consensus, the doctor will notify the diagnosis and evaluate the use of Paxlovid antiviral drug treatment.

The command center explained that in order to grasp the timing of oral antiviral drug use for COVID-19, starting from May 18, 2021, the elderly over 65 years old can carry a rapid screening test card after using the household antigen rapid screening reagent to test positive. Please go to the nearest medical institution (including the health center) for on-site evaluation and confirmation by a doctor; or through tele-outpatient medical treatment, ask a tele/video diagnosis and treatment physician to assist in the evaluation and confirmation.

The command center further explained that, based on the positive results of the antigen rapid screening test provided by the patient and the clinical judgment, if the doctor determines that the patient is highly suspected of being infected with COVID-19 and has reached a medical and medical consensus, the doctor will upload the COVID-19 test results with the health insurance IC card. Report the diagnosis and conduct an evaluation of the indications of Paxlovid antiviral drug (Pfizer oral antiviral drug); the physician can issue a prescription after obtaining the consent of the patient or his agent after detailing the treatment benefits and side effects. For those who hold the release prescription, relatives and friends can go to the community pharmacy or Paxlovid Dispensing Hospital to pick up the medicine for treatment.

The command center pointed out that if there is no consensus or doubts about the positive results of the rapid screening among the public or evaluators, they can carry out the PCR test, or perform the rapid screening again on the spot or by video, under the supervision and guidance of medical personnel. If the result is still positive, the doctor will report the diagnosis, and the doctor will carry out the aforementioned process to evaluate the drug treatment and make a systematic notification.

The command center reminds the public that after obtaining oral antiviral drugs, they should take the drugs according to the doctor’s instructions and complete the complete course of treatment. Do not increase or decrease the dose or change the way of use on their own, so as not to affect the treatment effect; if you experience discomfort after taking the drug, you should immediately contact the consultation Prescribing medical institutions, home care teams or local government care centers, and follow instructions to seek medical treatment.

According to the command center, according to an international published randomized controlled trial, the treatment of outpatients with COVID-19 within 5 days of onset with Molnupiravir resulted in a 31% decrease in hospitalization or mortality, and an 88% decrease in Paxlovid. In addition, considering that the mechanism of action of Molnupiravir is changed to cause the wrong accumulation of the viral genome, which may cause virus mutation, and has side effects such as fetal toxicity and bone and cartilage toxicity, it is recommended in the “Clinical Management Guidelines for Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Infection”. This drug is intended for use in patients with severe risk factors (except pregnancy) who cannot use other recommended drugs, and who are not using oxygen and who are ≥ 18 years old within 5 days of onset. Therefore, this drug is mainly provided to patients who cannot use other recommended drugs such as hemodialysis, feeding by tube irrigation, schizophrenia, etc., and is not provided in the form of a prescription release; the hospital that issues the Molnupiravir prescription needs to follow the procedures to dispense After the application is made, the medicine will be provided to the patient for treatment.

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.

Specific Details Regarding The Deaths Reported Today

Release date: 2022-05-16

Summary

The command center pointed out that there were 29 new local deaths today, including 18 males and 11 females, aged in their 20s to over 90 years old, all of them had severe infections, 28 had a history of chronic diseases, and 16 were unvaccinated. The date of diagnosis was from April 27 to May 13, 2022, and the date of death was from May 6 to May 14. Please refer to the chart below for specific details.

Current Severity of Symptoms Statistics

Local Cases By Districts (Interactive Map)

台灣 Covid-19 本土病例地圖

[Charlie_Jack]

@papertowel

Wish it wasn’t illegal to get an antibody test.

This article doesn’t say it’s illegal, but it seems to amount to that if we’re not airline crew members:

Taipei Veterans General Hospital had applied to administer out-of-pocket tests, but the central government on Sept. 8 denied its request, saying that designated healthcare providers may only give antibody tests to airline crews, but not the general public, Huang said.

–Lo Chi, Tsai Ya-hua and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporters, with staff writer, “COVID-19: CECC to set rules for antibody testing,” Taipei Times, September 20, 2021

I guess I learned a couple of things today:

Antigen vs. Antibody: Understanding the Difference

[meishijia]

[DunderMifflin]

Uhm are we still requiring PCR for those who test positive on antigen test? Why are the case positivity rates so high ?

[DunderMifflin]

Can go to work/school/shopping. Should avoid large gatherings and indoor dining.

[DunderMifflin]

So, just to be clear, I could be sleeping in the same bed as my SO and would just have to do 7 days of self-health management if she tests positive. OTOH, every single international arrival still has to do 7 days of quarantine in a hotel (or home if they have one that meets the conditions) and potentially pay up to 20000 NTD for the experience.

Nice.

[Nix]

Is it still 10 days quarantine for testing positive?

[meishijia]

7+7 if you test positive, not 10 anymore.