https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3864873
A Taiwanese businessman diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus on Friday (Jan. 24) is facing a heavy fine and a possible prison sentence for concealing his illness, travel history, and activities after returning to Taiwan.
The Kaohsiung City’s health department has imposed a fine of NT$300,000 (US$9,988) on the man, in his 50s, for violating the Communicable Disease Control Act Art. 43, and posing a risk to disease prevention efforts on the island.
The man had a fever on Jan. 20 while he was in Wuhan, where the first outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) took place. He then took antipyretics to reduce his fever the next day before flying to Kaohsiung, and thus successfully passed thermal screening at the airport.
The man neither reported his illness nor travel history to authorities. He then took the metro from the airport to Kaohsiung Arena Station, where he was picked up by his wife, and the two returned home to Zuoying District.
On Jan. 22, the man went to a traditional market in the morning and a dermatological clinic in the afternoon. Afterwards, he spent two hours at the Jin Bali Grand Ballroom from 4-6 p.m. near the city center.
The next day, the man felt unwell again and finally conceded to an ENT doctor that he had returned from Wuhan a few days before. On January. 24, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed his infection case.