Taiwan recorded its first local cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5 of SARS-CoV-2, two family members of imported cases who arrived from the US, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞), deputy head of the CECC’s medical response division, said that the index case reported on Monday tested positive with the COVID-19 subvariant after arriving from the US.
The woman returned to Taiwan with her two children, both aged under 10, on June 19, and they underwent a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival, Lo said, adding that
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterTaiwan recorded its first local cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5 of SARS-CoV-2, two family members of imported cases who arrived from the US, the Central Epidemic Command Center （CECC） said yesterday.
Several local governments are to set up vaccination sites in the coming days to enable more people to receive COVID-19 vaccines amid an increase in the number of locally transmitted infections.
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) urged people to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and a booster shot as soon as possible, saying that 1.28 million residents in the city are eligible for a third dose after the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday shortened the interval between a second dose and a booster shot to 12 weeks from five months.
In addition to hospitals, clinics
Taipei, Jan. 8 (CNA) Several local governments in Taiwan announced on Saturday the setting up of vaccination sites in the coming days to enable more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot, amid the growing number of locally transmitted cases.