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Taiwan braces for Covid-19 surge after recording 700 infections in 3 days

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Taipei, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- Taiwan, which has been relatively successful in controlling Covid-19 so far, on Monday banned the entry of foreigners without a residence permit and shut down schools as part of emergency measures to check the spread of an outbreak which has led to over 700 infections being reported in the last three daysOn Monday, the Taiwanese Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported 335 new corronavirus cases, including 333 locally transmitted infections, after 207 cases were found on Sunday and 185 on Saturday.The detection of 727 cases in such a short period has rung alarm bells on the island, which had managed to keep Covid in check last year without having to resort to massive lockdowns. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO). SHOT LIST: PANIC BUYING AT A SUPERMARKET AMIDST THE INCREASE OF COVID-19 CASES, IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN .

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