Taiwan's health agency today confirmed five more cases of nCoV infection, bringing the total number of virus infections on the island to 38.

The new cases included a janitor and three health workers who had been in contact with a patient before he was tested positive for nCoV. All 4 new patients had symptoms of cough, runny nose and fever from February 18-25.

The fifth case is a woman in her 60s. This person visited Dubai, UAE, Egypt from January 29 to February 21 and had symptoms of cough and sore throat on February 20. The UAE currently records 19 cases of nCoV infection, while Egypt has only one case.

Taiwan's government on 27 February raised the disease response to its highest level amid concerns about the growing Covid-19. Taiwan has previously approved a $ 2 billion grant to limit the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on the economy.

The fund includes loans for small businesses, subsidies for troubled travel companies, tax breaks for tourist drivers and food coupons in famous night markets. Taiwan.

The Covid-19 outbreak has been reported in 60 countries and territories after the onset in Wuhan, China, December 2019. The epidemic has infected more than 85,000 people, of which nearly 3,000 have died and more than 39,000 have been cured worldwide.

Taiwan currently records 38 cases of nCoV infection and one virus death on February 16. With the complicated situation of the epidemic, the island authority on February 24 raised the tourism warning to the second level, advising people to "be cautious" when coming to Japan, South Korea, the two countries with the number of infected people. The highest nCoV outside of mainland China.