Airline fires pilot blamed for Taiwan’s first COVID-19 case in months

A New Zealand pilot blamed for causing Taiwan’s first domestic coronavirus transmission in months, has been fired by the Island’s Eva Air.

A contact of the pilot tested positive, ending Taiwan’s 253-day strip without a local case.

The pilot is thought to have contracted the coronavirus earlier in December but remained asymptomatic.

Overall, Taiwan has recorded only 777 infections and seven deaths.

Some public Christmas activities have since been suspended and the government has suggested people should stay at home during New Year’s Eve.