Taiwan reports 68 new COVID-19 cases

Taiwan reported 68 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 23 of which are locally-transmitted confirmed cases, while the other 45 are imported, the island's disease-monitoring agency said.

Taipei [Taiwan], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan reported 68 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 23 of which are locally-transmitted confirmed cases, while the other 45 are imported, the island's disease-monitoring agency said. The new local infections, a daily record high for the year, included three in Taipei, 10 in Taoyuan, and 10 in Kaohsiung, the agency said.

Starting Friday, a full COVID-19 vaccination record will be required for people entering certain leisure and entertainment venues, as well as hospitals and residential long-term care facilities, it added. To date, Taiwan has reported 18,109 COVID-19 cases, of which 14,772 were local infections. (ANI/Xinhua)