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A woman uses her phone while wearing a protective mask following the recent rise in the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections in Taipei, Taiwan May 23, 2021. Reuters pic
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TAIPEI, July 8 Taiwan will partially ease its Covid-19 curbs next week but will officially maintain its existing alert level until later in the month, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Thursday, as its domestic outbreak continues to stabilise.
Taiwan raised its alert level in May following a spike in infections, limiting personal gatherings, closing entertainment venues, parks and movie theatres and restricting restaurants to take-out service.
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With a population of 23.5 million, Taiwan has had roughly 15, 000 cases and just over 700 deaths from Covid-19. - Reuters
TAIPEI (Bloomberg): Taiwan may on Thursday (July 8) unveil plans to partially ease Covid curbs from next week, as it weighs the need to revive the domestic economy against the risk posed by continued community infections and the global spread of the delta variant.
The Central Epidemic Command Center has been drafting plans to ease controls amid progress curbing the pandemic, and is set to allow limited in-restaurant dining. There were just 39 newly confirmed domestic cases Wednesday, according to Taiwan Centers for Disease Control data. There have been fewer than 80 local cases each day in the past week.
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