RAPID SPREAD: Genome sequencing of cases found in Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Taipei and other areas found 10 local transmission chains of the Omicron variantBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Although the number of new local COVID-19 cases yesterday dropped compared with the previous two days, the crisis is not yet over and people should not let their guards down, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 15 local infections, down from Sunday’s 52 and Saturday’s 82.
The new cases are eight linked to a cluster at Kaohsiung Harbor, two linked to a cluster at Taoyuan’s Farglory Free Trade Zone (遠雄自由貿易港區), four linked to a previous case at a hotel in Yilan County and a case linked to a Taoyuan bank cluster,