The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 26 new domestic cases of COVID-19, 22 of which are linked to previously reported clusters and four whose infection source is unknown.
Sixteen cases were reported in Taoyuan, six in Taipei and four in New Taipei City, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center.
The 22 cases are all linked to recorded clusters and tested positive during quarantine, he added.
Regarding the Taoyuan cases, Chen said that seven are migrant workers of Askey Computer Corp (亞旭) in the Farglory Free Trade Zone (遠雄自由貿易港區).
On Sunday, they tested negative and were
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While phase one allowed entry to workers from Indonesia and Thailand, phase two would allow entry to those from the Philippines and Vietnam, Tsai said.
Migrant workers all of whom must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are required to register on the Ministry of Labor’s airport service Web site for foreign labor (fwas.wda.gov.tw),
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Taipei, Feb. 6 (CNA) The 14 new domestic COVID-19 cases confirmed in Taiwan on Sunday are all linked to previously reported clusters of the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Fourteen new domestic cases of COVID-19 reported yesterday are all linked to previously reported infection clusters, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.
The new cases were “relatively simple,” as all but one tested positive during quarantine, said Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesman.
The 14 local cases are seven Taoyuan residents, four Kaohsiung residents and three New Taipei City residents, Chuang said.
The Taoyuan cases are workers at Askey Computer Corp in Taoyuan’s Farglory Free Trade Zone (遠雄自由貿易港區) who tested positive upon ending isolation, he said.
The New Taipei City cases tested positive during quarantine,