BA.5 now accounts for nearly 60% of COVID cases in Taiwan

CECC says US grants EUA for BA.5 vaccines based on animal trial data

Number of local cases increased by 21.1% from the same period last week

22 deaths also reported

CECC head urges parents to have their children vaccinated before returning to school in early September

CECC more worried spread of BA.5 subvariant likely

CECC confirms family of four Omicron BA.4 cluster in northern Taiwan

Government should take more aggressive approach in face of contagious Omicron subvariant

Country braces for possible next wave in August or September

CECC anticipates highly contagious subvariant of Omicron will become dominant strain