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TAIPEI (REUTERS, XINHUA) - Taiwan's government said on Tuesday (May 18) that all schools would close until May 28 as the island reported two new deaths in the latest wave of outbreak even as the rate of increase in cases slowed slightly. Taiwan reported 240 new domestic Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, a drop from the 333 cases on Monday. The island has reported almost 1,000 new domestic infections during the past week, leading to new curbs in the capital, Taipei, and shocking a population that had become accustomed to life carrying on almost normally, with the pandemic well under control....
