Covid 19 coronavirus: Taiwan’s first local case in eight months linked to the Kiwi pilot

The first locally transmitted Covid-19 case in eight months was reported in Taiwan.

The new case is related to a New Zealand pilot diagnosed with Covid-19 on Sunday, the Financial Times reported.

The nation’s Centers for Disease Control said the pilot in an initial interview could not recall all the activities and did not mention a history of contact with the new case.

The health agency also said that failure to provide accurate contact information could violate the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act and result in fines of up to NT $ 300,000.

In a statement, the agency said a man, in his 60s, from New Zealand tested positive for the virus on December 20, after flying between Taiwan and the United States.

At the same time, the CDC’s Central Epidemic Command Center also announced three new confirmed cases of Covid-19 imported from abroad.

All imported cases came from the Philippines.