Taiwan revises COVID-19 infection count after missing 400 cases

Reporting slow to catch up with fast-spreading virus, officials say

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Motorcyclists wait for the light to change in Taipei. Taiwan is fighting its worst surge in coronavirus infections. © Reuters

YU NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

TAIPEI -- Recent data on new coronavirus infections in Taiwan fell short of the actual count by 400 patients, health authorities said Saturday, as the island fights its worst upswing in COVID-19 cases.

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