Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Taiwan will begin to set up more COVID-19 testing sites at places frequented by people confirmed to have the disease, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said at a press conference Wednesday.
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Published Monday, May 17, 2021 7:18AM EDT (CNN) Taiwan has imposed new restrictions including limits on gatherings in its capital as it battles its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic last year. The democratically-ruled island off the coast of China, widely praised as a success for its handling of Covid-19, reported 335 new cases Monday a record single-day rise. All but two are locally transmitted, the island s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported. According to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, 155 out of 158 cases in the capital, Taipei, were linked to hostess teahouses. Monday s numbers follow a previous record 207 new cases reported Sunday.
Taiwan has imposed new restrictions including limits on gatherings in its capital as it battles its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
The democratically ruled island off the coast of China, widely praised as a success for its handling of COVID-19, reported 335 new cases Monday â a record single-day rise.
All but two were locally transmitted, the island s Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) reported.
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Workers disinfect a street in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan on May 16, 2021. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(NurPhoto via Getty Images)
According to the Taiwan Centres for Disease Control, 155 out of 158 cases in the capital, Taipei, were linked to hostess teahouses.
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