The five patients infected with the new sub-variants were all Taiwanese arriving from overseas, health authorities said. - Reuters
TAIPEI (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Taiwan's health authorities announced on Monday (June 13) that the island has detected its first cases of new Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, as locally transmitted Covid-19 cases reported each day continue to remain high.
The five patients infected with the new sub-variants were all Taiwanese arriving from overseas and had tested positive upon their arrival, said the Central Epidemic Command Centre.
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