Prognosis
Taiwan to Downgrade Covid-19 Alert Level Next Week as Cases Fall
- Masks are likely to stay mandatory as some curbs remain
- Partial easing comes as vaccination campaign picks up pace
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Taiwan will ease some Covid curbs from next week but will stop short of a full-blown opening up over concerns removing restrictions too soon could lead to a resurgence in cases.
Premier Su Tseng-chang has approved a decision to downgrade the government’s so-called level-3 alert from Tuesday, Cabinet spokesman Lo Ping-cheng said in a text-messaged statement Friday, without providing further details. The Central Epidemic Command Center is likely to formally announce the move and outline which restrictions will be eased later Friday.