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SEEKING ‘REOPENING’: The CECC said it is not planning to introduce new curbs or raise the COVID-19 alert level unless ‘unexpected special situations’ occurBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 160 local and 244 imported COVID-19 cases, the highest respective case counts this year.
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said that yesterday’s relatively high number of imported cases was mainly due to a high test positivity rate among a relatively large number of travelers arriving in Taiwan on Friday.
The CECC said that 186 people among the 2,525 who arrived on 28 flights tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in a test positivity rate of 7.37 percent.
Most of the imported cases reported recently were from Southeast and South
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 104 domestic COVID-19 cases, in nine cities and counties, with the highest number in New Taipei City.
New Taipei City recorded 40 domestic cases, followed by 20 each in Taoyuan and Keelung, and 12 in Taipei, the CECC said.
The number of local cases set a new daily high for the year, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC.
In New Taipei City, a cluster linked to an apartment building in Jhonghe District (中和) added 23 new cases, 18 of whom tested positive at local COVID-19 testing stations, Chen
/ Staff writer, with CNAThe nation could face a new wave of COVID-19 as people travel during the Tomb Sweeping Day four-day holiday that starts tomorrow, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung （陳時中） said yesterday.