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2022-08-31MEDICATION:WithOmicronBA.5drivinganincreaseincases,theuseofantiviralshasrisentothemostsincelastmonth,buttheCECCsaidtherewerestillplentyinreserveTheCentralEpidemicCommandCenter(CECC)yesterdaysaiditwouldaskhospitalstoincreasethepercentageofbedsdesignatedforCOVID-19patientsinresponsetoariseinlocalcases. CentersforDiseaseControl(CDC)DeputyDirector-GeneralChuangJen-hsiang(莊人祥),whoistheCECC’sspokesman,saidthat31,178newlocalCOVID-19cases,310importedcasesand27deathswereconfirmedyest...
2022-08-31
MEDICATION: With Omicron BA.5 driving an increase in cases, the use of antivirals has risen to the most since last month, but the CECC said there were still plenty in reserve
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday said it would ask hospitals to increase the percentage of beds designated for COVID-19 patients in response to a rise in local cases. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesman, said that 31,178 new local COVID-19 cases, 310 imported cases and 27 deaths were confirmed yesterday. The local caseload increased by 5,083 cases, or 19.5 percent, compared with Tuesday last w...