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COVID-19: CECC boosts Pingtung virus measures


Warden Lin Jung-chi of Fonggang Village in Pingtung County’s Fangshan Township yesterday drives a tractor laden with household supplies, as stores in Fonggang and Shanyu villages were closed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
Photo courtesy of the Pingtung County Government via CNA

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced enhanced measures for preventing the spread of the Delta virus variant associated with a cluster of infections in Pingtung County, as it reported 78 locally transmitted cases and 13 deaths.

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Daily local case count falls below 100


A worker cleans the Second Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taipei’s Zhongshan District yesterday. The market was closed for business yesterday after several vendors at the market tested positive for COVID-19.
Photo: CNA

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 75 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections, the lowest daily count since the nationwide level 3 alert was issued last month.

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Newsflash

A senior US Department of State official has been jumping through hoops to avoid commenting on Taiwan’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.

The incident demonstrates the extreme sensitivity of the situation as US Secretary of State John Kerry continues with his fourth visit to the Asia-Pacific region in the past nine months.

While visiting Vietnam and the Philippines, Kerry pledged an additional US$32.5 million for ASEAN members to protect their territorial waters and navigational freedom in the South China Sea. He said that US maritime security assistance would now exceed US$156 million over the next two years.