Taiwan Cases Surge, Thai Workers Join Vaccine Line: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan is facing major threats from a surge in coronavirus cases, prompting a decline in stocks after a soft lockdown was extended to the entire island. Popular Searches Thailand is adding workers to the front of the vaccination queue to buttress the economy as a raging Covid outbreak threatens to delay plans to reopen borders for tourists. The Philippines ordered inoculation centers only to disclose their vaccine type to recipients on-site to overcome “brand preference.” Vietnam may cut the quarantine for vaccinated travelers arriving at airports to seven from 21 days.