Honduran President Tests Positive for COVID-19 宏國總統確診 賴清德快篩陰性健康良好

Honduran President Xiomara Castro has tested positive for COVID-19. She has mild symptoms and is in isolation. She was in close contact with Vice President William Lai just 10 days earlier during her presidential inauguration. Lai's latest rapid test is negative.

Xiomara Castro was sworn in as president of Honduras at the end of January in front of US Vice President Kamala Harris and Taiwan Vice President William Lai. Lai shook hands and met with Castro. On Feb. 6, Castro announced she tested positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms, and is in quarantine. The Presidential Office said the rapid test Lai took on the morning of Feb. 7 came back negative and he is in good health.

Kolas Yotaka, Spokesperson, Presidential Office："I've taken rapid tests when I'm supposed to, and all the results are negative. At present, I am doing well. I also want to share with everyone that during our time in Honduras, we double masked whenever we went out, and the inside one was an N95. I haven't heard of anyone from the delegation with health issues. I also inquired about the vice president, and he is in good health."

Presidential Office spokesperson Kolas Yotaka was a member of the delegation to Honduras. She said disease prevention measures were strictly observed during the entire trip. All tests taken before returning to Taiwan were negative, as were two rapid tests taken during the quarantine period.

Voice of Joanne Ou, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs："Everyone in the delegation will take another PCR test one day before the end of quarantine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to monitor the health of everyone in the delegation."

President Tsai Ing-wen has asked Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu and the ambassador to Honduras to express her well wishes to Castro. Belizean Prime Minister Johnny Briceno tested positive on Feb. 3 after meeting with Lai in Honduras. The Presidential Office also wished him a speedy recovery. 

宏都拉斯總統卡蕬楚，上月底舉行就職典禮，美國副總統賀錦麗，我國副總統賴清德都率團出席，賴清德也與卡蕬楚握手會面，不過卡蕬楚6號表示經過篩檢確診了新冠肺炎，目前症狀輕微正在隔離當中。至於，我國訪團的情況如何?總統府表示賴清德7號早上最新的快篩結果是陰性，健康狀況良好。

總統府發言人 Kolas Yotaka表示：「依照規定，需要快篩的時間，快篩也都是陰性的，所以我目前其實是很好的。也跟大家分享，我們在宏都拉斯的時候，外出都戴兩層口罩，而且內層是N95。個人也沒有聽見有任何的團員或是隨員，有身體的異常。我也主動的關切副總統，他也一切正常健康。」

隨團出訪的總統府發言人谷辣斯也強調全程都有保持高規格防疫，特使團所有人員訪問及返台前檢測都是陰性，檢疫隔離期間2次抗原快篩也都是陰性。

外交部發言人 歐江安表示：「全團人員，也會在結束隔離前一天，再次進行PCR的採檢。外交部，我們會持續的來密切注意，全團人員的健康狀況。」

現在卡蕬楚確診，總統蔡英文已經請外交部長吳釗燮，及駐宏國大使獻上關心及慰問，而3號同樣在宏國有與賴清德會面貝里斯總理布里仙紐也確診，總統府同樣祝福他早日康復。