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Taiwan was a Covid success story. Now it is preventing its largest outbreak By amit / May 17, 2021 The democratically-ruled island off the coast of China, widely praised as a success for its handling of Covid-19, reported 207 new cases Sunday — a record single-day rise. One infection was imported from India, while the others were all locally transmitted. Taiwanese authorities imposed new social distancing measures Saturday, closing bars, clubs and gyms around the island, and restricting indoor gatherings in Taipei and the surrounding New Taipei City to five people. In Taipei, people must wear masks outdoors — failure...
