TAIPEI — Taiwan may raise its COVID-19 alert level in “coming days,” Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, according to the official Central News Agency, which would lead to closure of shops dealing in non-essential items as infections rise. Later he told media a decision might come in “coming days”. The benchmark stock index fell more than 8% on worries over the new cases, though infections are still relatively few. Although Taiwan has not previously ordered it, the highest alert level of 4 would trigger an effective lockdown, with people told to keep to home as much as possible. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 12, 2021 03:22 UTC