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Health Minister Chen Shih-chung. Source: CECC On Thursday Taiwan recorded its highest number of daily COVID deaths yet. This has triggered concern over when the situation will stabilize. Experts are warning the public to remain vigilant. Taiwan reported 211 new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, a record high. The latest figure comes out to a death rate of over 10 per 10,000 cases. Health minister Chen Shih-chung called that number a key “line of defense” in Taiwan’s outbreak. And now that it has been breached, doctors are saying the death rate may not fall for some time. Pediatrician Huang Li-min...