Charter flight returns carrying 231 Taiwan nationals from China

2020/04/22

A charter flight carrying 231 Taiwan nationals who have been stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan since the coronavirus outbreak was first discovered late last year touched down April 20 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
 
 All passengers, including 193 adults and 38 children, underwent health screening on arrival, with one adult and one child immediately hospitalized after exhibiting respiratory symptoms. The remaining returnees were dispatched to a facility in northern Taiwan for 14 days of mandatory quarantine where they will stay in single rooms and receive checkups twice daily.
 
 The flight was the first of two organized by Taiwan’s Straits Exchange Foundation in collaboration with Taoyuan City-headquartered China Airlines this week. The second is scheduled to depart tonight and bring back 230 Taiwan nationals.
 
 The move follows the lifting of restrictions on outbound travel in China’s Hubei province and Wuhan March 25 and April 8, respectively.
 
 The charter was the fourth evacuation of Taiwan nationals and their family members from Wuhan this year, after flights Feb. 3 as well as March 10, 29 and 30 carrying a total of 975 passengers.
 
 Latest statistics from the Central Epidemic Command Center reveal 425 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan as of April 21, with six deaths. A total of 2,483,367 cases have been identified in 183 other countries and territories.

Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)