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The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 32,567 new local COVID-19 cases and 88 deaths from the disease. The deaths were people aged in their 20s to 90s. Eighty-five of them had chronic illnesses or other severe diseases, one was unvaccinated and two had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the center said. Forty-two of the deceased were unvaccinated, it added. The CECC said that 63 previously reported COVID-19 cases had developed severe symptoms, while 135 had develo...

Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Taiwan took delivery of its first shipment of Novavax COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX on Thursday morning.

People who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot can join domestic tour groups if they present a negative rapid test result taken within 48 hours before departure, the Tourism Bureau said yesterday. The bureau revised its disease prevention guidelines for domestic tour groups, which took effect yesterday, after the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) eased booster shot requirements for domestic travelers. The CECC requirement, which was implemented on April 22, was widely criticiz...

CLOSE CALLS: If a tourist tests positive, only family members they live with would be considered as close contacts, not other members of the tour, the CECC saidBy Shelley Shan and Lee I-chia / Staff reporters

TAIPEI (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Taiwan's health authorities announced on Monday (June 13) that the island has detected its first cases of new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, as locally transmitted Covid-19 cases reported each day continue to remain high.

World News - TAIPEI - Taiwan's health authorities announced on Monday (June 13) that the island has detected its first cases of the new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, as locally transmitted Covid-19 cases reported each day continue to remain high. The five patients infected with... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The five patients infected with the new sub-variants were all Taiwanese arriving from overseas. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday urged parents to look out for signs of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in the six weeks following a COVID-19 infection. A pediatrician at National Taiwan University Hospital on Sunday reported a case of MIS-C in a 10-year-old boy, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 in late April. The boy had mild symptoms which cleared up after a few days, but he later developed a high fever, diarrhea, rashes and other symptoms between May 2...

JAB PROTECTION: One overseas study has shown that getting a COVID-19 vaccine can reduce the risk of MIS-C by 97%, a Mackay Memorial Hospital physician saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

A new round of rationing of rapid COVID-19 tests is to start on Monday next week, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday. The tests would still be sold in packs of five for NT$500, and would be available at 4,826 pharmacies and 79 district health centers across the country, the center said. Each location would receive 117 packs per day to sell, up from 78 packs per day in the first round, which began on April 28. With a National Health Insurance (NHI) or Alien Resident Certifi...