Taiwan tightens restrictions after coronavirus cases increase

Taiwan tightens restrictions after coronavirus cases increase May 16 2021 01:03 AM International Rest of the World RELATED STORIES Customers rush to buy instant noodles after the government advised people to reduce leaving their homes and limit gatherings due to an increasing number of locally transmitted Covid-19 infections, in Taipei, Taiwan, yesterday. Text Size: A Reuters/ Taipei Taiwan yesterday raised its coronavirus alert level in the capital, Taipei, and the surrounding city, bringing curbs for a period of two weeks that will shut many venues and restrict gatherings in the wake of 180 new domestic infections. Masks are to be…