CECC reports eight imported, zero local casesON ALERT: The CECC still needs to see how travel during the Mid-Autumn Festival affected the virus situation, but it plans to reveal eased rules todayBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported eight imported COVID-19 cases, but no local cases or deaths. Six of the imported cases are students from Myanmar, while the other two are from Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center. There have been no new local COVID-19 cases for four of the past six days, which is a good sign, he said, adding that community spread of the virus has been steadily brought under control. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung attends the daily briefing at the Central Epidemic Command Center in Taipei yesterday. To date, Taiwan has confirmed 16,189 COVID-19 cases, of which 14,415 were domestic infections reported from May 15, when the country first recorded more than 100 cases in a single day.

Source: Taipei Times September 26, 2021 15:56 UTC