Medical workers administer COVID-19 vaccines in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Geroge Tsorng, Taipei TimesThe nationwide COVID-19 alert was on July 27 lowered from level 3 to level 2 and has been extended four times. Chen’s comment came in response to Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦), who had suggested lowering the alert, citing low case numbers in the past few weeks. To confirm the positive result, she was given a traditional PCR test, and the result was negative, the center added. Meanwhile, CECC data showed that 87,708 young Taiwanese on Thursday received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Source: Taipei Times September 24, 2021 15:56 UTC