Taiwan reports 17 COVID-19 cases of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants


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CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan reports 17 COVID-19 cases of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Taiwan reported 17 COVID-19 infections on Friday from the newest Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in people arriving from overseas, including the first BA.5 case involving a child, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). The 17 people arrived before a shorter quarantine requirement for arrivals -- "3+4" formula -- was implemented on Wednesday and brought the total number of cases infected with the two Omicron subvariants to 48, said Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞), deputy head of the CECC's medical response division. Of the 48 cases detected...