Taiwan premier says no need to raise Covid alert level for now

People wearing face masks walk outside the Ximen Station in Taipei, Taiwan on May 12, 2021. Ceng Shou Yi | NurPhoto | Getty Images Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday 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. Writing on his…