Taiwan sees spike in COVID-19 cases due to navy outbreak

Taiwan's health authorities on Sunday said that 21 additional sailors of a navy fleet have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The Central Epidemic Command Center announced the previous day that three sailors of the three-ship fleet were confirmed as infected.All the more than 700 members of the fleet, which returned this month from a goodwill mission to the Pacific island state of Palau, have been quarantined.Navy Command Headquarters Chief of Staff Vice Adm. Mei Chia-shu apologized for the outbreak, while President Tsai Ing-wen expressed regret.Tsai welcomed the friendship flotilla …READ FULL ARTICLE