Health Minister Chen Shih-chung speaks at a press conference on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of the CECC)
TAIPEI (The China Post) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) announced on Wednesday 3 more local COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 1,116.
According to the CECC, two of the local infections are family members of CAL pilots who have not tested positive for the virus but have antibodies in their systems.
The other local infection case reported today (case 1112) is a contact of an imported case from Canada, the CECC added.
Case 1112 is a Taiwanese man in his seventies and is a family member of imported cases 1068 and 1106.
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