Taipei, July 4 (CNA) COVID-19 infections are decreasing in Taiwan, with the number of new cases declining at a slower pace in northern parts of the country mainly because of an increase in the movement of people and a reduction in confirmed cases, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said Monday.
Chuang said he was optimistic about a continuing downward trend in Taiwan as the CECC reported 23,045 new COVID-19 domestic infections on Monday, which was the lowest in almost two months.
He attributed the low number of new COVID-19 cases to fewer people being diagnosed with COVID-19 over the weekend. Generally, the highest daily new cases are reported on every Tuesday, Chuang explained, citing related statistics.
Central and southern Taiwan have seen obvious signs of decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases, while the decline in Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and Keelung, all in northern Taiwan, has begun to slow down, Chuang said.
Despite that, he believes the number of new cases will continue to fall, Chuang said.
The recent slowdown in decline of new cases can be attributed to an increase in the movement of people from one place to another in cities and counties after the beginning of the summer break, Chuang said, adding that it was also because the number of total new cases had already dropped to a certain degree.
Noting that vaccination is still one of the most effective ways to prevent COVID-19, Chuang said Taiwan received a shipment of 590,400 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 on Monday.
In addition, Taiwan is scheduled to receive its first batch of the Moderna vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 5 years in early July and will begin administering them in mid-July, according to Chuang.
