The borders are closed to keep the pandemic at bay, a policy that is supplemented with a 14-day quarantine for arrivals, Chen said. Waiting for the light to change near a zebra art installation, cyclists wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus in Taipei on Tuesday. Separately yesterday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 12 new imported COVID-19 cases and one death, with no new domestic cases for the ninth consecutive day. All but 13 of them have been recorded since the beginning of a surge in cases after May 15. The student was diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammatory disease of the heart, after being admitted to a hospital, Taoyuan health officials said.

Source: Taipei Times October 08, 2021 15:56 UTC