Note that Taiwan is being fully transparent about the accident. Alina Chan reports this is a BSL-3 lab.
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Bulletin/Deta...Zr0rA?typeid=9
Machine translation. Hat tip: https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1468974523265392644
https://www-cdc-gov-tw.translate.goo..._x_tr_hl=en-US
One newly confirmed local case of COVID-19 has been added, and the health unit has initiated epidemic investigation and prevention measures
Release Date: 2021-12-09
The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (9) a new domestic confirmed case of COVID-19 (Case 16816), a female in her 20s who was a
. No entry and exit records, 2 doses of Modena vaccine have been vaccinated. The case had been exposed to the pathogen during work in mid-November and was asymptomatic at the moment; a slight cough began on November 26, coughing intensified on December 4, and abnormal smell and taste on December 8. After medical examination, today Confirmed.
The command center explained that in response to this local confirmed case, the command center has initially listed a total of 85 relevant contacts. All of them have been placed in a centralized quarantine station for isolation and inspection. One of them is negative, and the remaining contacts continue to be listed. The command center further explained that after receiving the notification from the hospital, it immediately arranged the disease control physicians and colleagues to the laboratory to conduct investigations. At the same time, the expert advisory group Zhang Shangchun convened to guide and convene a meeting to address the epidemic and preventive measures. Discussion and measures include:
1. The laboratory to which the case belongs was suspended, and all personnel on the same floor were isolated at home.
2. Read the laboratory entry and exit records and video tapes to grasp possible contacts and understand the operation situation.
3. All the staff in the laboratory stopped working on December 10, and self-monitored their health from the 9th, and contact the health unit immediately if they feel unwell.
4. The Academia Sinica is required to submit an investigation and review report within 10 days, and the command center will send an investigation team of biosafety experts to the laboratory for investigation.
The command center further pointed out that in accordance with the "New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines" set by the center, laboratories are required to implement and check relevant regulations, and also remind relevant personnel to pay attention to the following matters , To ensure their own safety:
1. The staff of relevant laboratories engaged in SARS-CoV-2 inspection and research should implement health monitoring.
2. If laboratory staff have symptoms of suspected infection, they should take the initiative to notify the laboratory supervisor and seek medical evaluation as soon as possible, and take the initiative to inform the physician of the relevant exposure risks when seeking medical attention.
3. The laboratories involved in the operation of SARS-CoV-2 inspection and research should complete the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible.
4. The biosafety committee of each establishment shall implement the health monitoring and management of laboratory staff.
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Bulletin/Deta...Zr0rA?typeid=9
Machine translation. Hat tip: https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1468974523265392644
https://www-cdc-gov-tw.translate.goo..._x_tr_hl=en-US
One newly confirmed local case of COVID-19 has been added, and the health unit has initiated epidemic investigation and prevention measures
Release Date: 2021-12-09
The Central Epidemic Command Center announced today (9) a new domestic confirmed case of COVID-19 (Case 16816), a female in her 20s who was a
. No entry and exit records, 2 doses of Modena vaccine have been vaccinated. The case had been exposed to the pathogen during work in mid-November and was asymptomatic at the moment; a slight cough began on November 26, coughing intensified on December 4, and abnormal smell and taste on December 8. After medical examination, today Confirmed.
The command center explained that in response to this local confirmed case, the command center has initially listed a total of 85 relevant contacts. All of them have been placed in a centralized quarantine station for isolation and inspection. One of them is negative, and the remaining contacts continue to be listed. The command center further explained that after receiving the notification from the hospital, it immediately arranged the disease control physicians and colleagues to the laboratory to conduct investigations. At the same time, the expert advisory group Zhang Shangchun convened to guide and convene a meeting to address the epidemic and preventive measures. Discussion and measures include:
1. The laboratory to which the case belongs was suspended, and all personnel on the same floor were isolated at home.
2. Read the laboratory entry and exit records and video tapes to grasp possible contacts and understand the operation situation.
3. All the staff in the laboratory stopped working on December 10, and self-monitored their health from the 9th, and contact the health unit immediately if they feel unwell.
4. The Academia Sinica is required to submit an investigation and review report within 10 days, and the command center will send an investigation team of biosafety experts to the laboratory for investigation.
The command center further pointed out that in accordance with the "New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines" set by the center, laboratories are required to implement and check relevant regulations, and also remind relevant personnel to pay attention to the following matters , To ensure their own safety:
1. The staff of relevant laboratories engaged in SARS-CoV-2 inspection and research should implement health monitoring.
2. If laboratory staff have symptoms of suspected infection, they should take the initiative to notify the laboratory supervisor and seek medical evaluation as soon as possible, and take the initiative to inform the physician of the relevant exposure risks when seeking medical attention.
3. The laboratories involved in the operation of SARS-CoV-2 inspection and research should complete the COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible.
4. The biosafety committee of each establishment shall implement the health monitoring and management of laboratory staff.
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