CORONAVIRUS/Cruise ship outbreak decisive in Taiwan COVID-19 policy: health minister
10/03/2020 09:33 PM
Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) on Saturday said the mass outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in February was pivotal in shaping Taiwan's approach to the disease, by showing that strict quarantine can be even more effective than testing as a means of containment.
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