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TAIPEI: Twenty-four people tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Taiwan on Monday, the third-highest daily figure this year, the local epidemic monitoring agency said.
Among the new cases, 20 are Indonesians who entered Taiwan for work from November 20 to 27, the agency said in a press release.
They were diagnosed in a recent Covid-19 screening test of all Indonesian travelers with work permits at the quarantine centers, the agency said.
As of Nov. 27, a total of 939 Indonesian work permit travelers have been tested and 23 are positive, according to the agency.
The other four new patients are Taiwanese residents who returned from Britain, the Philippines and the United States.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Taiwan rose to 675 as of Monday. Of the total, seven died, 565 recovered and 103 remain hospitalized, according to the agency.
The agency also announced that Indonesian citizens will not be allowed to enter Taiwan with a work permit from December 4-17 due to an increase in Covid-19 cases among them.
The agency will consider cutting the weekly quota for Indonesian nationals to enter Taiwan with a work permit by half after December 18, he added.
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