Taiwan tightens restrictions after new domestic COVID-19 cases


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TAIPEI: Taiwan's government on Tuesday (May 11) 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 and at a hotel...