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Several children in Taiwan have developed acute encephalitis after contracting COVID-19, which could be caused by an excessive immune response, an immature blood-brain barrier, genes or environmental factors, doctors said. Of the 22 children aged one to 12 with severe COVID-19, 11 have developed acute encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday. Ten children aged one to 12 have died of COVID-19 since April 19, five of whom had developed acute encephalitis, the center said. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwan president Chiu N...

Taipei, May 26 (CNA) Taiwan on Thursday reported 81,907 new COVID-19 cases, down slightly from the day before, and 104 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Cautious public could create epidemic 'hill' that stretches out until September | 2022-05-19 12:57:00

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Taiwan's COVID-19 outbreak has entered the "mass community spread" stage and is likely to reach a peak number of infections in late May, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW).

The nation’s COVID-19 outbreak has entered the “mass community spread” stage, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday, as the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 90,331 new local infections, topping 90,000 daily cases for the first time. In a report to the legislature, the ministry said that Taiwan reported 475,497 new COVID-19 infections from Thursday last week to Wednesday, marking “a significant increase” over the 302,597 cases recorded over the previous seven-day period. The rising case numbers indicate that the nation has entered the “mass community sprea...