Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen in Isolation at Home 盧秀燕居隔中 召開視訊防疫會議

Taichung City Mayor Lu Shiow-yen started isolating at home on the 27th due to contact with visitors diagnosed with COVID-19. City government officials said the city's administration won't be affected.

The Taichung City Government's anti-epidemic meeting was held as usual. All bureau heads were present, but the mayor was not. Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, who is in isolation at home, joined the meeting via the internet.

Lu Shiow-yen, Taichung City Mayor: “The health bureau and the police department need to have good communications as we dismantle digital monitoring.”

Lu once again stated that she was in good health, and later held several meetings via video conference, emphasizing that the city's administration would not be interrupted. Lu received visitors around 1 p.m. on the 26th. After she finished the epidemic prevention press conference on the 27th, she learned that her visitor was diagnosed with the virus via a PCR test. Lu immediately started her 3+4 home isolation. She said that she is currently in good health, and she can also check whether there is any problem with the new epidemic prevention system. Information Bureau director Cheng Chao-hsin said two other employees, including the municipal consultant Huang Kuo-wei, all tested negative with rapid tests. All three are currently isolating at home.

Cheng Chao-hsin, Information Bureau Director, Taichung City: “It took me about three minutes to complete my information. The mayor told us she filled out this simple survey faster, in about 90 seconds. We also have this opportunity to experience and test Taichung City's new online form for home isolation to see if it is convenient.”

Cheng said although he is isolating at home, he is still working throughout the day. In addition to the epidemic prevention meeting, the online epidemic prevention press conference will also be held as usual, but participation will be via video. He emphasized the city government is promoting self-contact tracing to speed up home isolation to reduce pressure on epidemic prevention personnel. 

上午8點，台中市府的防疫會議照常召開。各局處首長都到齊，市長的位置卻是空著。正在居家隔離的市長盧秀燕是透過線上召開會議。

台中市長盧秀燕指出：「電子圍籬的解除，可能衛生局跟警察局之間也要有很好的，橫向聯絡。」

盧秀燕再度說明健康狀況良好，後來也透過視訊一連開了好幾個會，強調市政不中斷。台中市長盧秀燕因為26日下午1點多接待訪客，27日開完防疫記者會後，獲知訪客PCR確診，立刻啟動3+4居家隔離。盧秀燕表示，目前健康良好，也可檢視新制有沒有什麼問題。而新聞局長鄭照新也表示，包括居隔中的市政顧問黃國瑋快篩都陰性，三人也實際操作，市府研發的自主匡列表單。

台中市新聞局長鄭照新提到：「我本人大概花了3分鐘左右填完，市長跟我們講，她填寫時間更快，她花了一分半，也就是90秒就填寫完這個簡易調查單，我們也有這機會實際上以居隔者身分，來體驗台中市府所設計的新線上的表格填寫系統，是不是夠方便。」

鄭照新表示，雖然居隔中，但一整天市政工作不中斷，除了一早的防疫會議，下午的線上防疫記者會也會照常舉行，只是改以視訊參加。強調配合台中市政府推動的自主匡列，加速居隔速度，來減輕疫調人員工作壓力。