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Taiwan CDC Projects Influenza Peak in Mid-September

Taipei: Influenza is expected to peak in mid-September after flu-related outpatient and emergency room visits accounted for 10.5 percent of all visits last week, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. The number of outpatient and e…

14 COVID-19 Deaths Recorded in Taiwan Over Past 7 Days: CDC

Taipei: Taiwan recorded 14 COVID-19 deaths and 72 cases involving severe complications between Aug. 4 and 10, the highest weekly total during the current domestic COVID-19 wave, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. At a regular n…

Smoking Power Bank Disrupts Taipei Metro Blue Line Train

Taipei: A passenger’s power bank began smoking on a Taipei Metro train on the Bannan Blue Line, prompting Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. (TRTC) to transfer about 1,200 passengers to another train, the company said.

According to Focus Taiwan, a post by an…