COVID-19: CECC reports one local infectionCAUTIOUS START: As the COVID-19 outbreak appears to be stabilizing, New Taipei City’s mayor said that starting today, restaurants in the city can resume dine-in servicesStaff writer, with CNAThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported one local and four imported COVID-19 cases and no deaths. The local case is a woman who cleans airplane cabins at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and has been confirmed to have the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the CECC said. She tested positive for COVID-19 two days later as part of routine testing of airport staff, the center said. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung gives the daily update on Taiwan’s COVID-19 situation at a news conference at the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) in Taipei yesterday. In other developments, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) yesterday said that starting today, restaurants in the city can resume dine-in services.

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