CDC warns about likely COVID-19 surge in summer

By Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with CNA COVID-19-related emergency room visits surged for the fifth consecutive week last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) told a news conference yesterday, urging the public to get vaccinated.CDC Deputy Director-General and spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui (曾淑慧) said that COVID-19-related emergency department visits totaled 2,811 last week, up 34.4 percent from the previous week.Health authorities in China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Singapore are reporting comparable spikes in COVID-19 cases, Tseng said. Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General and spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui speaks at a news conference in Taipei on Tuesday last week. Photo: CNA Getting an up-to-date vaccine is advised to fend off the seasonal wave of coronavirus in