TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan reported 333 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases Monday, in the island’s largest outbreak since the start of the pandemic. Local governments ordered the closure of all schools in the capital for two weeks starting Tuesday. It has counted 2,017 confirmed cases and 12 deaths throughout the pandemic. The health ministry said around 280,000 cases and 4,106 deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours. China has reported 90,872 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,636 deaths since the virus was detected in Wuhan in late 2019.

Source: Egypt Independent May 17, 2021 06:33 UTC