May 18, 2021
published at 7:52 AMReuters Pupils sit in desks with yellow dividers, set up as a measure against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Dajia Elementary school in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 13, 2020.
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TAIPEI - Taiwan said on Tuesday (May 18) that all schools would close until the end of next week, shifting classes online while the island tackles a spike in Covid-19 cases, even as the rate of increase slowed slightly.
Taiwan 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.
Taiwan: Unprecedented Coronavirus Lockdown Sparks Panic Buying
17 May 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen urged people in Taiwan not to hoard food and masks on Saturday after a recent Chinese coronavirus lockdown order in Taipei and its surrounding area caused residents to panic buy basic household supplies.
Taiwan’s government raised its four-tier coronavirus alert system to a level three for the first time on May 15, issuing partial lockdown orders for its capital, Taipei, and the surrounding New Taipei City in response to a recent surge in new daily Chinese coronavirus cases in the region. The order sparked a panic buying frenzy in the capital area on Saturday, as residents scrambled to stock up on essential goods. Photos circulated on social media of Taipei supermarkets with empty shelves and long lines of customers.
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