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TAIPEI, May 15 (Reuters) - Major universities in northern Taiwan are shifting to online learning and some museums will shut as the island grapples with a rare spike in domestic COVID-19 infections, taking urgent measures to stop the spread.
Although Taiwan has just 1,290 cases, most of them imported from abroad, among a population of about 24 million, a recent small rise in community transmissions has spooked residents used to life carrying on as normal, despite the global pandemic.
Though the government has not yet raised the alert level, which could cause the closure of shops selling non-essential items and severely limit gatherings, other curbs are being stepped up, especially in Taipei, the capital.
Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level on Saturday in the capital, Taipei, and the city around it, bringing curbs for a period of two weeks that wi.
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Archaeologists uncover ancient bronze statue at Sanxingdui Ruins site, a rare similar relic with the one at Taipei’ National Palace Museum
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Chen Xi Published: Apr 13, 2021 11:13 PM
Chinese archaeologists excavate a bronze item with a rare round-shaped mouth on Monday Photo: Courtesy of Sanxingdui Ruins site
Chinese archaeologists found a bronze item with a rare round-shaped mouth in the 3rd pit of the ancient Sanxingdui Ruins site in Central China s Sichuan Province on Monday, which experts said it is the first bronze statue with the unique shape that was scientifically evacuated.
The bronze statue has a unique shape - a square body with a round mouth. Its abdomen is decorated with animal face patterns, including symmetrical bird patterns, and its shoulders have some standing birds decorations.