Household cases hit 40% in Taipei, New Taipei CityBy Chou Hsiang-yun, Chiu Shu-yu, Yang Hsin-hui and Kayleigh Madj / Staff reporters, with staff writerHousehold infections accounted for about 40 percent of the new COVID-19 cases in Taipei and New Taipei City over the past three days, their governments said yesterday, urging people to visit virtually and refrain from going out over the next two weeks. From April 26 to yesterday, there were 4,217 cases in New Taipei City, with 947 in Banciao (板橋) alone, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) said, adding that 4,535 people are in home quarantine. New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi convenes a pandemic response meeting at the New Taipei City Emergency Operation Center yesterday. Photo: Weng Yu-huang, Taipei TimesPingsi (平溪), Shuangsi (雙溪) and Wulai (烏來) districts, known for their broad mountainous areas, are the only districts in New Taipei City to have reported no cases, data showed. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je gives his assessment of the COVID-19 outbreak at the city’s Epidemic Command Center yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times June 03, 2021 15:56 UTC