Taiwan will lower its Covid-19 alert level from next week though some restrictions will remain, the government said, 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, Reuters reports.

A staff member wearing a protective mask prepares take-out lunchboxes as indoor dining is restricted due to the coronavirus, at a Korean restaurant in Taipei, on July 9. — Reuters
A staff member wearing a protective mask prepares take-out lunchboxes as indoor dining is restricted due to the coronavirus, at a Korean restaurant in Taipei, on July 9. — Reuters

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