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The CECC reported 4 new local COVID-19 cases and 92 imported infections on Wednesday, bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 17,559.

Lithuanias Economy Minister Ausrine Armonaite said on Tuesday that the island of Taiwan has strengthened its financial commitment to Lithuania by launching a $1 billion credit fund for joint investment projects between the two parties.

The CECC confirmed on Tuesday that the first long-haul flight to Taiwan since Monday has seen 4 passengers testing positive for the virus.

The CECC reported 12 new local COVID-19 cases and 58 imported infections on Tuesday, bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 17,463.

The Ministry of Labor (MOL, 勞動部) announced on Jan. 8 that migrant workers who receive illegally imported meat products and do not notify authorities may risk being deported and fined up to NT$150,000.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan only recently re-opened its borders to Indonesian and Thai migrant workers on the condition that the respective governments follow Taiwan's COVID-19 regulations.

The National Chia-Yi Senior Commercial Vocational School (嘉義高商) celebrated its stunning record of having 69% of graduates admitted into national universities.

The Taipei City Department of Health reported late on Sunday evening that eight passengers of the previously confirmed infected driver have been tracked down.

The CECC announced on Monday that starting Jan. 11, inbound passengers on cross-country flights will be given PCR tests on the plane.

As the Omicron variant COVID-19 cases surge in Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) have begun urging those who are over 18 years old to receive a booster vaccine shot 12 weeks after they have received their second shot.