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Health experts yesterday called attention to ventilation, sanitation and COVID-19 vaccination for families with members who are quarantining at home, after the government on Friday announced that cases of the virus with no or mild symptoms would no longer have to quarantine in a dedicated facility. Huang Chien-hsien (黃建賢), chief epidemiologist at Shinkong Wu Ho-su Memorial Hospital in Taipei, said that the dominant Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is less severe than previous variants. Huang said he supports the new policy, as tracking large numbers of asymptomatic cases is not cost-effecti...

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Taipei, March 20 (CNA) A Philippine cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run car accident on Sunday when he was riding a bike to attend a cycling event in Bali District, New Taipei City, local police said, adding that it is trying to find the driver.

A cyclist was early yesterday morning struck and killed by an allegedly drunk driver while riding to join a cycling race in New Taipei City, police said. The cyclist, a Philippine man working at a factory in Taoyuan’s Lujhu District (蘆竹), was riding along with three other workers to join the annual Double Home Court Western Coast Highway Cycling Challenge when he was killed in the hit-and-run incident, they said. <strong>EARLY MORNING</strong> The incident occurred at 4:27am when the four were traveling along Highway 15 toward Liaotianding Temple, where cyclists were gatherin...

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) A 31-year-old man was arrested for a fatal hit-and-run and driving under the influence after allegedly striking and killing a Philippine cyclist early Sunday in Bali District, New Taipei, local police said.