Coronavirus Taiwan - Specific Developments November-December 2022

[Ender]

That was the one good thing I was hoping would come out of this… people here would learn about personal space. Hasn’t really happened.

[SuperS54]

@Ender

That was the one good thing I was hoping would come out of this

Was good for a while, so satisfying to be able to turn around to the cunt climbing up your back in the queue and tell them to stay behind the red line!

[BigDave]

@SuperS54

cunt

I will now dismiss everything you ever say.

Do you know what year it is?

Only joking. I had a double masked, face shield wearer basically spooning me a few days ago while I was throwing out the garbage. No brain.

[FairComment]

@BigDave

I had a double masked, face shield wearer basically spooning me a few days ago while I was throwing out the garbage.

Half your luck.

[MalcolmReynolds]

Covid Stats For 2022-11-28

Local = 10,583

Imported = 76

Deaths = 41

10,659 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 10,583 local cases and 76 imported cases

Release date: 2022-11-28

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (28th) that there were 10,659 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan, including 10,583 local cases and 76 imported cases; 41 new deaths among confirmed cases.

According to the command center, 10,583 new local cases were added today, including 4,969 males, 5,607 females, and 7 cases under investigation. The age ranged from less than 5 years old to over 90 years old. The cases were distributed in New Taipei City (1,584 cases), Taichung City (1,441 cases), Taoyuan City (1,269 cases), Kaohsiung City (1,252 cases), Taipei City (885 cases), Tainan City (881 cases), Changhua County (669 cases), Hsinchu County (384 cases), Ping Dong County (348 cases), Miaoli County (289 cases), Yunlin County (252 cases), Hsinchu City (251 cases), Nantou County (198 cases), Hualien County (173 cases), Yilan County (171 cases), Chiayi County (169 cases), Keelung City (128 cases), Chiayi City (98 cases), Taitung County (70 cases), Kinmen County (41 cases), Penghu County (27 cases), Lianjiang County (3 cases) .

The command center pointed out that there were 41 local deaths today, including 19 males and 22 females, aged from their 30s to 90s. All of them had severe infections, 36 had a history of chronic diseases, 28 hadn’t received the recommended 3 or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and 15 hadn’t received any doses at all. The date of diagnosis was from May 4th to November 24th today (2022), and the date of death was from May 4th to November 25th, as detailed in the attachment of the press release.

The command center explained that among the 76 new imported cases today, 38 were males and 38 were females, ranging in age from less than 5 years old to over 70 years old, from the UK (2 cases), Japan, Cambodia, the United States, Thailand , Vietnam and Italy (1 case each), and another 68 cases of infection are under national investigation. The entry date is from October 28 to November 27 this year.

According to the statistics of the command center, as of now, there have been a total of 20,058,217 notifications related to new coronavirus pneumonia in China (including 11,777,110 cases excluded), of which 8,278,371 cases were confirmed, including 37,615 imported cases, 8,240,702 local cases, 36 cases of dunmu fleet, 3 cases of aircraft infection, 1 case is unknown and 14 cases are under investigation. Since 2020, there have been a total of 14,276 COVID-19 deaths, of which 14,259 were local cases. The counties and cities where the cases lived were distributed as follows: 2,821 cases in New Taipei City, 1,574 cases in Taipei City, 1,500 cases in Taichung City, 1,394 cases in Kaohsiung City, 1,059 cases in Taoyuan City, and 1,059 cases in Tainan City. 1,054 cases, 883 cases in Changhua County, 564 cases in Pingtung County, 464 cases in Nantou County, 453 cases in Yunlin County, 388 cases in Miaoli County, 365 cases in Chiayi County, 309 cases in Yilan County, 304 cases in Keelung City, 247 cases in Hualien County, There were 240 cases in Chiayi City, 230 cases in Hsinchu County, 186 cases in Taitung County, 154 cases in Hsinchu City, 36 cases in Penghu County, and 34 cases in Kinmen County; the other 17 cases were imported from abroad.

The command center once again appealed that the public should complete vaccination as soon as possible, implement personal protective measures such as hand hygiene and cough etiquette, reduce unnecessary movement, activities or gatherings, and avoid entering and leaving crowded places or places with high risk of infection transmission. Actively cooperate with various epidemic prevention measures, and remind people with sensitive constitutions, chronic diseases, fever, or respiratory symptoms that it is still recommended to wear masks in densely populated areas to jointly maintain the health of domestic communities.

From December 1st, the anti-epidemic measures such as wearing masks will be moderately relaxed

Release date: 2022-11-28

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (28th) that considering the slowdown of the domestic epidemic situation and the stable epidemic situation of respiratory infectious diseases, in order to take into account epidemic prevention, economic and social operations, maintain domestic epidemic prevention capacity and effectively control risks, after a comprehensive assessment of the epidemic situation , Starting from December 1, the anti-epidemic measures such as wearing masks will be moderately relaxed. The relevant regulations are as follows:

1. In outdoor spaces and outdoor places, the requirement that masks should be worn all the time is cancelled. However, the mask regulations for large-scale outdoor events at the end of the year/New Year’s Eve will be developed separately depending on the recent changes in the epidemic situation.

2. Masks should be worn at all times when going out to indoor spaces and indoor places (including the interior spaces of carriages, ships, aircrafts, etc.), but those who meet exceptional circumstances may be exempted from wearing masks.

3. Those who meet the following exceptions are exempt from wearing masks indoors, but they should carry or prepare masks with them. However, if you have related symptoms or cannot maintain social distance with unspecified objects, you should still wear a mask:

(1) Engage in sports, sing, and take individual/group photos.

(2) Driving by himself, and the car is full of family members living with him, or when there is no fellow car driver.

(3) Official filming or conducting of work or activities of a conversational nature, such as live broadcasting, video recording, hosting, reporting, speeches, speeches, lectures, etc.

(4) In hot/cold springs, ovens, spa facilities, saunas, steam rooms, water activities, etc. where the mask is likely to get wet.

4. If you have dietary needs when you go out, you are exempt from wearing a mask.

5. In indoor places or activities designated by the command center or the competent authority, masks may be temporarily removed if the relevant epidemic prevention measures of the command center or the competent authority are complied with.

6. Catering venues: Cancellation of the provision that no table-by-table toasting of wine and tea is allowed at banquets.

The command center reminds that people with sensitive constitutions, chronic diseases, fever, or respiratory symptoms are still advised to wear masks in crowded areas; everyone is responsible for epidemic prevention, and the public is requested to implement epidemic prevention measures independently, maintain good personal hygiene habits, and protect themselves Also protect others and work together to maintain the safety of the domestic community. And appeal to the people who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to complete the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible to protect the health of themselves and their relatives and friends.

The command center announced that from December 10, inpatient visits in hospitals across the country will be conditionally opened

Release date: 2022-11-28

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (28th) that considering that the number of new cases across the country continues to decline, the domestic epidemic situation is stable and controllable, and after considering the needs of the public to visit patients and the safety of epidemic prevention in hospitals, starting from December 10, 2022 Conditional opening of hospital visits for inpatients in hospitals across the country. The relevant management measures are explained as follows:

1. Inpatients in hospitals across the country are conditionally open to visits. The visiting period is a fixed time period per day, and each inpatient is limited to 2 visitors at a time. , but those who meet the following exceptions, the visiting hours and the number of visitors are not limited:

(1) The patient must be accompanied by family members for surgery, invasive examination or treatment, or the family members must sign consent forms or documents in person according to laws and regulations.

(2) Special units such as emergency department, intensive care unit or hospice ward, responding to the needs of the patient’s condition explanation.

(3) The patient’s condition worsens or is critically ill.

(4) For other special reasons, after evaluation, it is necessary to visit the patient and approved by the medical institution.

2. Regardless of the vaccination status, visitors should cooperate and issue a self-funded home-based rapid test negative certificate on the day of the visit. However, the screening may be exempted for those who are "confirmed that the case meets the conditions for de-isolation and is within 15 days (inclusive) to 3 months from the date of onset or the date of positive test (applicable to asymptomatic cases).

3. Do not visit the hospital during the period of self-prevention. However, if the above exceptions are met, the medical institution may evaluate and agree to visit the patient after issuing a negative self-funded household rapid screening test taken on the day of the visit. The above exemption from screening does not apply.

The command center reminded that since hospitals are areas with a high risk of infection transmission, unnecessary visits should be avoided as much as possible during the epidemic. It is recommended to replace on-site visits with video or telephone. If there is still a need for on-site visits, the visitors must not have COVID-19-related symptoms and TOCC (travel history, occupation history, contact history, group history) risk, and should wear a mask when entering the hospital and follow relevant infection control measures to protect themselves and patient health and safety. The command center will adjust the relevant management regulations of the hospital in a rolling manner according to the development of the epidemic situation.

From December 2nd, the Moderna bivalent BA.4/5 next-generation vaccine will be expanded to provide additional vaccinations for children aged 6 to 11, and Pfizer-BioNTech unit price for children aged 5 to under 6 Vaccine booster administration

Release date: 2022-11-28

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center stated today (28th) that the Moderna bivalent BA.4/5 next-generation vaccine is expected to provide Moderna or Pfizer-BNT base doses that have been inoculated starting from December 2, 2022. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 are vaccinated as booster doses; for children aged 5 to under 6 years, the unitary Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (child dosage form) is provided as a booster dose to provide additional immune protection.

According to the command center, according to the resolution of the expert meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (ACIP) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on October 27 this year, it is recommended that children aged 5 to 11 should be vaccinated at a minimum interval from the last dose of the basic dose. 12 weeks (84 days). In addition, the health bureaus of local governments are requested to properly arrange/designate contracted medical institutions to provide parents and children with a safe vaccination environment. In the future, educational institutions in counties and cities are also invited to assist in the investigation of vaccination willingness, so as to facilitate the planning and arrangement of campuses by the health bureaus of local governments vaccination schedule. For children who have completed the basic dose vaccination, parents are asked to evaluate their willingness to vaccinate, and then they can choose to vaccinate at a contracted medical institution, or vaccinate in a centralized manner on campus to complete the vaccine protection.

The command center appeals that this is the first time to provide booster vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 in Taiwan. After the vaccination, parents can scan the instructions provided by the vaccination unit or scan the QR code on the poster to join the “Taiwan V-Watch” vaccination- The Health Report System (Taiwan V-Watch COVID-19疫苗接種-健康回報. - 衛生福利部疾病管制署) allows parents to pay attention to the observation of their children’s post-vaccination status, remind them to seek medical attention and understand common discomforts after vaccination. In addition, those who have not yet completed the vaccination of the basic dose should complete the vaccination as soon as possible.

From 0:00 on December 10, the limit on the number of people entering the country will be lifted

Release date: 2022-11-28

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center stated today (28) that considering that the domestic epidemic situation is slowing down and is stable and controllable, after continuous rolling review of the international and domestic epidemic situation, as well as an inventory of domestic epidemic prevention and medical capacity, starting from December 10, 2022 From 00:00 on the 1st (scheduled arrival time in the flight schedule), the limit on the number of people entering Taiwan will be cancelled.

The command center pointed out that the number of people entering the country continued to rise every week. In the past 7 days (11/21-27), there were 281 new cases of imported cases, a decrease of 12.2% from the previous 7 days, and the number of new domestic cases continued to decline. In addition, considering the end of the year, foreign Christmas holidays and the Lunar New Year are approaching. It is expected that there will be more entry and exit needs at that time. Therefore, the limit on the number of entries will be lifted to facilitate the Taiwanese people to arrange their trips back to their hometowns in advance.

The command center appeals that inbound passengers must cooperate with receiving 4 doses of home-use antigen rapid screening reagents at the international port, and conduct testing during the 7-day self-prevention period; passengers with suspected symptoms 14 days before entry, please take the initiative to report to the airport of the CDC when entering the country /Port quarantine personnel, according to the assessment of the quarantine personnel, cooperate with the saliva collection and inspection at the international port and give priority to return to the residence by anti-epidemic vehicles.

The command center emphasized that with the opening of the border and the increase in the number of people entering the country, the command center will continue to closely monitor the detection of domestic mutant strains and subsequent epidemic trends and adjust relevant strategies and epidemic prevention packages on a rolling basis. The public is requested to implement relevant epidemic prevention regulations and jointly maintain the safety of domestic communities towards a normal life.

85 newly confirmed cases of Omicron subtype variant strains, 64 local cases and 21 imported cases

Release date: 2022-11-28

Summary

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (28th) that 85 new confirmed cases of Omicron subtype variant strains were confirmed in Taiwan, including 64 local cases (60 cases of BA.5, 3 cases of BA.2.75, and 1 case of BA.2) And 21 cases of overseas immigration (10 cases of BA.5, 4 cases of BA.2.75, 5 cases of XBB, and 2 cases of BQ.1). As of now (2022) in Taiwan, the confirmed cases of Omicron subtype variants imported from abroad have been detected: 15 cases of XBB, 4 cases of BF.7, 9 cases of BQ.1, 1,246 cases of BA.5, BA. 4 is 104 cases, BA.2.75 is 81 cases, BA.2 is 1,028 cases; the other cumulative local confirmed cases are 1 case XBB, BF.7 is 1 case, BQ.1 is 2 cases, BA.5 is 1,325 cases, BA.4 was 5 cases, BA.2.75 was 3 cases, and BA.2 was 2,530 cases.

The command center pointed out that 3 new local cases of BA.2.75 were added today, 1 male and 2 female, aged between under 10 and over 40. Another 60 new local cases of BA.5, accounting for about 93.8% of all 64 cases sequenced last week, were 33 males and 27 females, ranging in age from less than 5 years old to over 90 years old, distributed in the north 30 cases, 10 cases in the central region, 19 cases in the southern region, and 1 case in the eastern region. The date of diagnosis was between October 15 and November 16 this year.

The command center stated that for the 21 cases of BA.5, BA.2.75, XBB, and BQ.1 imported from China and abroad, 11 were males and 10 were females, with ages ranging from less than 10 years old to more than 70 years old. From November 7th to November 16th this year. Among them, 10 cases of BA.5 were detected from Japan and Cambodia (2 cases each), Canada, Indonesia, France, the Netherlands, Singapore and Germany (1 case each); 4 cases of BA2.75 were imported from Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia and Vietnam (1 case each); 5 XBB cases were imported from Malaysia (3 cases), Indonesia and Thailand (1 case each); 2 BQ.1 cases were imported from the United States and Sweden (1 case each).

According to the command center, the World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out on November 23 this year that more than 500 Omicron sub-branch variants have been found in the world, of which more than 260 are BA.5 sub-clade variants; currently BA.5 variants Accounting for about 72.1%, it is still the mainstream strain in the world and continues to mutate. The BQ.1 mutant strain derived from it spreads rapidly, and the number of affected countries and the number of cases continue to increase. It has been detected in at least 73 countries, accounting for an increase to 23.1%; the proportion of BA.2.75 and XBB variants derived from BA.2 variants continues to increase and has been detected in at least 75 and 47 countries, accounting for about 6.8% and 3.3% respectively, and BA. 4.6 The proportion of mutant strains has continued to decline recently and has dropped to about 2.8%. It is necessary to continue to closely monitor the evolution and prevalence of international virus strains. In addition, WHO stated on October 27 this year that compared with other Omicron main epidemic strains, the disease severity of BQ.1 did not increase, but the new mutation of BQ.1 may have an immune escape advantage, so there may be a higher duplication chance of infection. The protective effect of existing vaccines (including original strains and next-generation vaccines) on BQ.1 infection may be reduced, but the protective effect on severe disease should not be significantly affected.

The command center emphasized that according to existing research, vaccination with next-generation vaccine supplements is still protective against BA.5 and other mutant strains, and can reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization or death caused by infection with COVID-19. People still need to implement personal epidemic prevention measures such as frequent hand washing and wearing masks, and complete vaccination as soon as possible to gain protection. The command center will continue inspection and sequencing ratio of variant strains of overseas and local cases and focus on the gene sequencing of respiratory samples from severe and reinfected cases of COVID-19 children with encephalitis.

Specific Details Regarding The Deaths Reported Today

Release date: 2022-11-28

Summary

41 COVID-19 Deaths Reported on November 28, 2022

There were 41 local deaths today, including 19 males and 22 females, aged from their 30s to 90s. All of them had severe infections, 36 had a history of chronic diseases, 28 hadn’t received the recommended 3 or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and 15 hadn’t received any doses at all. The date of diagnosis was from May 4th to November 24th today (2022), and the date of death was from May 4th to November 25th. Please refer to the link below for specific individual case details.

11月28日新增死亡COVID-19確診個案表.pdf

Click to see detailed cases report

Taiwan. The land of zero standards!

No English translation today, because, you know, CECC incompetence!

et al

Current Severity of Symptoms Statistics

Local Cases By Districts (Interactive Map)

台灣 Covid-19 本土病例地圖

Cumulative Table Of Deaths From COVID-19 In Taiwan

https://covid-19.nchc.org.tw/deathstatistics.php?dt_name=1&downloadall=yes

[slawa]

no longer required to wear masks at all times while outdoors starting Dec. 1

Taiwan to ease mask mandate starting Dec. 1 - Focus Taiwan

[MalcolmReynolds]

41 COVID-19 Deaths Reported on November 28, 2022

There were 41 local deaths today, including 19 males and 22 females, aged from their 30s to 90s. All of them had severe infections, 36 had a history of chronic diseases, 28 hadn’t received the recommended 3 or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and 15 hadn’t received any doses at all. The date of diagnosis was from May 4th to November 24th today (2022), and the date of death was from May 4th to November 25th.

Click to see detailed cases report

Taiwan. The land of zero standards!

No English translation today, because, you know, CECC incompetence!

et al

[amitkattal]

Cant wait to be the only one not wearing a mask December 1st

[papertowel]

Yeah I’m betting > 80% leave them on. It was already like this before they made the outdoor mandate

[Marco]

@papertowel

Yeah I’m betting > 80% leave them on. It was already like this before they made the outdoor mandate

Probably not THAT much before the outdoor mandate, but in Thailand, I saw about 80% wearing masks despite no mandate

[dan2006]

@amitkattal

Cant wait to be the only one not wearing a mask December 1st

And you’ll still get the obligatory old person stare down

[afterspivak]

@amitkattal

Cant wait to be the only one not wearing a mask December 1st

If you see another maskless friend, be sure to say “Hello fellow forumosan!”

Guy

[afterspivak]

@Marco

in Thailand, I saw about 80% wearing masks despite no mandate

You went to Thailand and we didn’t get any pictures?!?

At least @Andrew graced us with visual outlines of his travels.

Guy

[Marco]

@afterspivak

@Marco

in Thailand, I saw about 80% wearing masks despite no mandate

You went to Thailand and we didn’t get any pictures?!?

At least @Andrew graced us with visual outlines of his travels.

Guy

I caught covid in Thailand and was out for a chunk of the trip.

I’m still coughing.

[afterspivak]

Aiyaiyai!

@Marco I very much hope you are OK. That sounds like it really sucked.

Guy

[Marco]

I’m fine. I salvaged a good chunk but a couple days I was not having fun. The rest was just trying to have fun without coughing all the time. I won’t call it long-covid because post-viral cough is something I normally get after I get a cold.

[afterspivak]

Take care man. Be sure to get as much rest as you can to let your body recover.

Guy

[Marco]

My coworker says my voice is sexier now.

[yinggeaussie]

@Marco

I caught covid in Thailand and was out for a chunk of the trip.

You’re lucky that is all you caught.

[Marco]

@yinggeaussie

@Marco

I caught covid in Thailand and was out for a chunk of the trip.

You’re lucky that is all you caught.

I’m a good, honest, hardworking and classy man. I only go for ladyladies.