Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/31/2020
By: William Yen

Taipei, May 31 (CNA) Taiwan reported no new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus on Sunday, leaving the total number of cases at 442 since the pandemic began late last year, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

During a special press briefing in Tainan to help promote local tourism, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who also heads the CECC, said Sunday was also the 49th consecutive day with no domestically transmitted infections.

"Today marks the seventh week with no domestic infections," Chen said.

The last time Taiwan recorded a domestic infection was April 12, according to the CECC.
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