Pilot blamed for Taiwan's first local Covid transmission since April

Taiwanese woman had contact with New Zealander who had flown flights to US

Taiwan has reported its first local coronavirus transmission since 12 April, blaming a foreign pilot for ending 253 virus-free days.

Health authorities said a woman in her thirties had tested positive after contact with the pilot, a New Zealander working for a Taiwanese airline who was confirmed to have been infected on Sunday having flown flights to the US.