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The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 32,567 new local COVID-19 cases and 88 deaths from the disease. The deaths were people aged in their 20s to 90s. Eighty-five of them had chronic illnesses or other severe diseases, one was unvaccinated and two had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the center said. Forty-two of the deceased were unvaccinated, it added. The CECC said that 63 previously reported COVID-19 cases had developed severe symptoms, while 135 had developed moderate symptoms. Among the severe cases were two children who have been diagnosed with multisy...

Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Taiwan took delivery of its first shipment of Novavax COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX on Thursday morning.

People who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot can join domestic tour groups if they present a negative rapid test result taken within 48 hours before departure, the Tourism Bureau said yesterday. The bureau revised its disease prevention guidelines for domestic tour groups, which took effect yesterday, after the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) eased booster shot requirements for domestic travelers. The CECC requirement, which was implemented on April 22, was widely criticized by travel agents, as they only had one week to adapt to the change. Nevertheless, the vaccination...

CLOSE CALLS: If a tourist tests positive, only family members they live with would be considered as close contacts, not other members of the tour, the CECC saidBy Shelley Shan and Lee I-chia / Staff reporters

TAIPEI (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Taiwan's health authorities announced on Monday (June 13) that the island has detected its first cases of new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, as locally transmitted Covid-19 cases reported each day continue to remain high.