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Last Updated: 12th December, 2021 08:51 IST
Taiwan Registers First Three Cases Of COVID-19 Variant Omicron In Travellers From Abroad
While the first case of the Omicron in Taiwan was detected in a passenger who travelled to South Africa, the other two cases were from US, UK.
Written By Bhavya Sukheja
Taiwan has recorded its first three cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, health officials informed on Saturday. According to AP, while the first case of the Omicron strain was detected in a passenger who recently travelled to the southern African country of Eswatini, the other two cases were from the United Kingdom and the United States. Overall, Taiwan on Saturday reported 10 new coronavirus cases, all of which were identified entering from abroad.
The Taiwanese health officials said that the first case of the new COVID strain was detected in a Taiwanese woman in her 30s who returned to the island on December 8. For now, she is under quarantine in a hospital. The Central Epidemic Command Centre, which is in charge of the island’s pandemic response, further also informed that the passenger who sat near the woman on the plane has tested negative so far...
Last Updated: 12th December, 2021 08:51 IST
Taiwan Registers First Three Cases Of COVID-19 Variant Omicron In Travellers From Abroad
While the first case of the Omicron in Taiwan was detected in a passenger who travelled to South Africa, the other two cases were from US, UK.
Written By Bhavya Sukheja
Taiwan has recorded its first three cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, health officials informed on Saturday. According to AP, while the first case of the Omicron strain was detected in a passenger who recently travelled to the southern African country of Eswatini, the other two cases were from the United Kingdom and the United States. Overall, Taiwan on Saturday reported 10 new coronavirus cases, all of which were identified entering from abroad.
The Taiwanese health officials said that the first case of the new COVID strain was detected in a Taiwanese woman in her 30s who returned to the island on December 8. For now, she is under quarantine in a hospital. The Central Epidemic Command Centre, which is in charge of the island’s pandemic response, further also informed that the passenger who sat near the woman on the plane has tested negative so far...