Taiwan reports first locally transmitted coronavirus case since April 12

A man wears a face mask while cleaning a handrail behind a sign telling students how to wash their hands to prevent the COVID-19 corona virus at a middle school in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan on February 29, 2020. (File/AFP)

The individual who tested positive for COVID-19 was a friend of a person who had already been confirmed to have been infected with the virus

Updated 22 December 2020 10:23

Reuters

December 22, 2020 05:43

TAIPEI: Taiwan's government on Tuesday reported its first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 since April 12.

The individual who tested positive for COVID-19 was a friend of a person who had already been confirmed to have been infected with the virus, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung told a news conference.

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