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Taiwan reports 335 COVID-19 cases, closes borders and schools Xinhua17 May 2021, 22:30 GMT+10 TAIPEI, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan on Monday confirmed 335 new cases of COVID-19, of which 333 were classified as local infections, breaking its daily record of local infections for the fourth consecutive day. The new local cases are 189 females and 144 males, ranging from under five years of age to over 90 years old, the local disease monitoring agency said. Amid the surge in local COVID-19 cases, the island will close its borders with effect from Wednesday to all arrivals and transit travelers, except...
