Taiwan tightens restrictions after new domestic Covid-19 cases The Edge Markets


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- A + A TAIPEI (May 11): Taiwan's government on Tuesday tightened rules on public gatherings after reporting six new domestic Covid-19 cases with no clear source of infection, a rare rise on the island which has kept the pandemic well under control. Taiwan largely closed its borders early on in the pandemic and has a robust contact tracing and quarantine system, meaning its low case numbers — 1,210 infections to date including 12 deaths — have allowed life to carry on more or less as normal. Already dealing with an outbreak amongst pilots of Taiwan's largest carrier China Airlines...