Taiwan mobilizes diplomats to seek out Covid vaccines as cases surge


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People wait in line at a temporary Covid-19 rapid testing center in the Wanhua area of Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday, May 15, 2021. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg via Getty Images Taiwan is mobilizing its diplomatic corps to hunt for speedier delivery of Covid-19 vaccines — a quest that has become more urgent since a sudden rise in domestic cases on an island that has vaccinated less than 1% of its population. Taiwan has reported more than 700 new domestic infections during the past week, leading to new curbs in the capital, Taipei, and shocking a population that had become accustomed...