Two local cases posted in TaipeiMUTUAL GOODWILL: Taiwan is to donate 10,000 pulse oximeters and 1,008 oxygen concentrators to Japan, which has pledged to send Taiwan 500,000 additional vaccinesBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported two local and six imported cases of COVID-19, but no deaths. The two local cases reside in Taipei, a woman in her 70s and another one in her 20s, Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is also the CECC spokesman, told a news briefing in Taipei. Chuang also shared the genome sequencing results of 11 cases that are part of the 41 imported cases reported between Friday last week and Thursday. Taiwan has recorded a total of 149 infections by the Delta variant, including 43 local cases, Chuang said. Its government pledged another donation of 500,000 vaccine doses to Taiwan earlier this week.

Source: Taipei Times September 17, 2021 15:56 UTC