Taiwan tightens COVID-19 measures, sees record daily local cases

The Taiwan government tightened measures against the novel coronavirus Wednesday as the island, which had contained the spread of the virus, confirmed 16 new domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 on the day.It was the highest number of such cases reported in a single day in Taiwan since the outbreak began in January last year, according to a report of the Central News Agency.The Taiwan government introduced restrictions Wednesday including a ban of eating and drinking at public transportation facilities and limits on the number of event participants. The restrictions will continue unti…READ FULL ARTICLE