[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] COVID-19 is spreading in Taiwan, which was considered a model country for quarantine.


Taiwan health authorities reported on the 8th that there were 44,361 new COVID-19 infections and 12 deaths.


The previous day, Taiwan recorded 46,536 new infections, surpassing 40,000 for the first time.


As of this day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections in Taiwan is 357,271.



Taiwan, which had successfully contained COVID-19 for the past two years, is seeing an increase in cases due to the spread of the Omicron variant that began at the end of March.


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