CHINA RETURNEES: About 22% of travelers arriving on flights from China have also tested positive, while local infections are expected to fluctuate broadly, the CECC saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
HOLIDAY PEAK: A potential new wave of cases driven by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 could peak in the week after the Lunar New Year holiday, the CECC saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
RARE INFECTION? The Council of Agriculture tested pigs at a farm near where the girl lives, but the virus was not detected, the Centers for Disease Control saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
PANDEMIC EXPENSES: As of Monday last week, 260,929 foreigners had been diagnosed with COVID-19, costing about NT$320 million in isolation and medical feesBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
CAUTION: Wearing a mask in crowded places and for people with chronic illnesses or allergies can help prevent COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, the CECC saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter