Taiwan to lower COVID-19 alert level as cases drop

Taiwan will lower its COVID-19 alert level from next week though some restrictions will remain, the government said on Friday, with rapidly falling case numbers giving authorities confidence to further relax curbs.

Taiwan implemented restrictions on personal gatherings, including closing entertainment venues and limiting restaurants to take-out service, in mid-May following a spike in domestic cases after months of no or few cases aside from imported ones.

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