Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 9,860 new domestic cases of COVID-19 and 28 deaths from the disease on Tuesday.
Tuesday marked the sixth consecutive day that daily local new COVID-19 cases remained below 10,000, according to the CECC.
On top of the 9,860 domestic cases reported, Taiwan also added 225 imported cases.
The domestic case number reported Tuesday represented a 8.8-percent decline from the same day a week earlier, according to CECC spokesperson Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞).
Lo said Taiwan is set to discuss a further relaxation of face mask rules in mid-April after most quarantine requirements are set to be lifted starting March 20 and after the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in early April.
Under the new epidemic measures, people with mild or asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 will no longer be required to self-isolate, beginning from March 20, according to the CECC.
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Recent cases
March 13: Taiwan records lowest number of domestic COVID-19 cases in 321 days
March 12: Taiwan reports 9,093 new COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths
March 11: Taiwan reports 8,618 new COVID-19 cases, 48 deaths
March 10: Taiwan reports 9,098 new COVID-19 cases, 54 deaths
March 9: Taiwan reports 9,584 new COVID-19 cases, 49 deaths
March 8: Taiwan reports 11,060 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths
March 7: Taiwan reports 11,038 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths
March 6: Taiwan reports 7,080 new COVID-19 cases, 45 deaths
Latest COVID-19 rules
● Taiwan to loosen COVID-19 protocols for migrant worker entry
● Taiwan's eased indoor mask mandate takes effect Feb. 20
● COVID-19 testing for overseas arrivals dropped from Feb. 7 (2023)
● Revised protocol for hospital visits from Dec. 10
● Taiwan to stop paying COVID medical fees for certain foreign nationals
● Taiwan to remove weekly arrival cap on Dec. 10
● Taiwan cuts COVID isolation to 5 days, lifts workplace vaccine mandates (Nov. 14)
● Taiwan to further ease border rules for China, Hong Kong, Macau residents
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