China has announced an imported #COVID19 case from Indonesia, a 35yo Chinese national who had developed symptoms in the archipelago last week before being diagnosed on his return to Shaanxi province. Not been reported in China where in Indonesia he stayed. bit.ly/39YhFRs
The Shaanxi Health Commission announced on its website on Tuesday (Mar 17) that Zhang was the province’s first imported case. He reportedly developed a cough and fever on March 10 during his stay in Indonesia.
The report said Zhang took (Cathay) Dragon Air flight KA896 "from Indonesia to Shanghai via Hong Kong" on March 13 and stayed at the Vienna International Hotel in Shanghai that night.
Authorities have isolated the man’s close contacts in China for medical observation. The Shaanxi Health Department said there were 80 new close contacts in the province, of which 79 were linked to this man who had been to Indonesia.
The Indonesian Health Ministry’s disease control and prevention director general, Achmad Yurianto, said he had not received any information on the matter but would trace Zhang’s close contacts in Indonesia.
“Tracing is a certain thing, but it will be difficult. Where do we want to start if we don’t know which city he went to?" Yurianto told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday, adding that the Indonesian Embassy in China would take the initial steps.
Indonesian Ambassador to China Djauhari Oratmangun said he would contact the Chinese government and ask details on Zhang before passing them to Jakarta for further investigation.
During the week, Taiwan also reported an imported case of #COVID19 from Indonesia - Patient 95 in its reporting system - who had been in Bali from Mar 6-12, according to info posted on Taiwanese Health Ministry website. focustaiwan.tw/society/202003…
The male patient's symptoms were said to have developed on March 10 while he was still in Bali. He tested positive on on March 16, four days after his return. It was not reported where in Bali he stayed or what activities he undertook. tw.appledaily.com/life/20200318/…
