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Taiwan closely monitoring plague rumors: premier
Taipei Times • • world
Key Points:
- Taiwan's government is closely monitoring online rumors of a pneumonic plague outbreak spreading from Russia into China and may strengthen quarantine measures, Premier Cho Jung-tai stated.
- Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu raised concerns about the disease potentially spreading to Taiwan due to high cross-strait traffic, prompting government preparedness discussions.
- The Ministry of Health and Welfare has already implemented border quarantine measures and is actively tracking online information to identify suspicious developments related to the outbreak.
- Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng noted China's lack of transparency regarding disease outbreaks and emphasized ongoing communication to keep Taiwanese workers in China informed.
- Health Minister Shih Chung-liang reported no confirmed positive tests linking the recent death of a laboratory worker in Siberia to pneumonic plague, following verification efforts with the WHO.
