Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
by Huizhong Wu And Zen Soo, The Associated Press
Posted May 19, 2021 12:10 am EDT
Last Updated May 19, 2021 at 12:14 am EDT
In this Tuesday, May 18 , 2021. Buddhist monks wait to receive Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines at Priest hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Anuthep Cheysakron)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted across much of Asia as the coronavirus makes a resurgence in countries where it had seemed to be well under control.
Sparsely populated Mongolia has seen its death toll soar from 15 to 233, while Taiwan, considered a major success in battling the virus, has recorded more than 1,000 cases since last week and placed over 600,000 people in two-week medical isolation.