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CORONAVIRUS/ Taipei, May 7 (CNA) People in Taiwan who are identified as contacts of a COVID-19 patient will no longer be required to observe strict quarantine rules, unless they live in the same quarters as the infected person, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Saturday. The new policy is aimed at maintaining Taiwan's public health capacity, as new domestic COVID-19 cases have surged to tens of thousands per day since April 28, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said at a daily briefing. Only cohabitants to be listed as contacts When...