Chang Shan-chwen
張上淳
NationalityTaiwanese
Known forMedical researcher and academic administrator
Scientific career
InstitutionsNational Taiwan University and Hospital
Central Epidemic Command Center
WebsiteChang's Faculty Page at National Taiwan University.

Chang Shan-chwen (Chinese: 張上淳) is a Taiwanese medical researcher and academic administrator. He convenes the advisory specialist panel of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), which is associated with the Centers for Disease Control in Taiwan.[1] Chang Shan-chwen is vice president of National Taiwan University and professor of medicine in the university's medical college.[2]

Academic background

Chang has previously held posts including chief of the Division of Infection, Immunology and Rheumatology within the Department of Internal Medicine at National Taiwan University Hospital; and dean of the National Taiwan University College of Medicine.

COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan

Chang regularly attended press conferences to provide updates about the coronavirus in Taiwan.[3] He says that of the current confirmed cases in Taiwan, the symptoms are mainly fever, respiratory symptoms, and loss of olfactory taste.[4]

He noted that the two groups most susceptible to coronavirus are students and members of tour groups.[5] He has also said there has been an increasing numbers of confirmed COVID-19 infected patients with diarrhoea.[6] He has noted that the CECC decided to expand screening to patients with pneumonia – hoping to detect those infected with COVID-19 more quickly and before they infect others.[7] In March 2020, Chang helped to investigate one particularly mysterious domestic case of COVID-19.[8]

Chang responded to questions about links between smoking and susceptibility to symptoms of the coronavirus, saying it is too early to draw conclusions.[9] He has also pointed out that his colleagues have been communicating with The World Health Organization (WHO), which is taking a great interest in how Taiwan is dealing so effectively with the coronavirus.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "CECC expert breaks down coronavirus symptoms ..." Taiwan News. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to NTU Executive Vice President Office". ntuvp.ntu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. ↑ "這病毒不尋常！張上淳：體內有抗體、呼吸道仍有病毒 - 生活 - 自由時報電子報". 自由電子報 (in Chinese). 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ↑ Storm.mg (2020-04-14). "新冠肺炎確診者出現肌肉痠痛 張上淳：不常見，暫不列入通報-風傳媒". www.storm.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  5. ↑ 中時電子報. "哪職業易染新冠肺炎？張上淳：這2族群最多 - 生活". 中時電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Further self-health management needed after home quarantine: CECC - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). 5 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  7. ↑ OCAC.R.O.C.(Taiwan) – News
  8. ↑ Global News for New immigrants-Taiwan experts trying to solve mystery of domestic coronavirus case
  9. ↑ "張上淳解析台灣新冠病例 有這個習慣的人病情比較嚴重 | 專家觀點 | 新冠肺炎". 元氣網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  10. ↑ "快新聞／台灣昨日與世衛通電話！ 張上淳：台灣仍不在疫苗研發會議小組裡". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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