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Taiwan yesterday reported four new domestic COVID-19 cases connected to a cluster involving four schools in Taoyuan, bringing the total in the cluster of unknown origin to 30 cases, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. The new cases are a girl who attends Midi Preschool and three relatives of another student at the preschool who tested positive on Sunday, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC, told the center’s news briefing. The test results of the girl and two of her family members who tested positive on Monday showed that they were not ...

Sixteen new domestic cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday, including six under the age of 10. Eleven of the local cases were in Taoyuan and five in New Taipei City, said Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the Central Epidemic Command Center’s (CECC) spokesman. Of the 11 Taoyuan cases, 10 are linked to a previous case — case No. 20,485, a preschooler — as the center expanded testing to 287 people associated with the preschool, Chuang said. The 10 cases include three family clusters: one with six cases and the other two clusters w...

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported three new domestic COVID-19 cases, two of which had an unknown source of infection. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said that the two cases involved a father and son who live together, with the son taking a test on Thursday after developing symptoms on Wednesday. The father was listed as one of the son’s contacts and also tested positive yesterday, although he remained asymptomatic, Chen said, adding the mother had so far tested negative. The son’s wife, who returned from South K...

Taiwan yesterday reported seven domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, six linked to previously reported clusters, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. Five of the new domestic cases had received two or three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, while the other two had received one dose, the CECC added. In addition to the domestic cases, Taiwan also reported 73 imported cases, 45 of whom tested positive upon arrival. The CECC did not release any information regarding the vaccination status of the imported cases. In related news, the Ministry of Labor yesterday said that the number of wor...

Foreigners non-residents might be allowed to enter Taiwan as early as the second half of this year, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), said yesterday. Calling it the earliest possible time for a more general opening of the border, Chen said it would depend on the COVID-19 situation. Taiwan currently only allows Taiwanese and foreign residents to enter the nation. The Ministry of Economic Affairs would be involved in deciding whether a distinction would be made between business travelers and tourists, Chen said. The...