Woman in her 30s tested positive Tuesday, after being infected by a pilot New Zealand pilot was infected after flying to the US, then returning to Taiwan Authorities are now testing more than 100 contacts of the unnamed woman Taiwan has reported its first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since April after the friend of an infected New Zealand tested positive this week. Authorities are now testing more than 100 contacts of the friend, a woman in her 30s, the health minister said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT Taiwan cracked down on the pandemic with rapid testing, quarantine measures, contact tracing and mask-wearing, which has seen infection rates remain low.