Taiwan premier says no need to raise COVID-19 alert level for now


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TAIPEI: Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday (May 14) that there is no need to raise the island's COVID-19 alert level for the time being and that compared with last year it has more experience and resources to fight the pandemic. While Taiwan has reported just 1,233 cases, mostly imported from abroad, out of a population of some 24 million, a recent small rise in domestic infections has spooked Taiwan's people and the stock market. Advertisement Advertisement Writing on his Facebook page, Su said the next two weeks would be crucial to controlling the chain of transmission. "Compared with...