Taiwan to extend COVID-19 lockdown with relaxed restrictions

Taiwan will extend its coronavirus-induced restrictions for another two weeks though with some relaxations, authorities said on Thursday.Health minister Chen Shih-chung, who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center, told a press conference that the current Level 3 epidemic alert, one level short a full lockdown, will remain in place until July 26, despite a steady decline of local transmissions.Meanwhile, about 1.13 million does of British AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Japanese government to Taiwan arrived at Taoyuan International Airport in the north on Thursday afternoon.Chen thanke…READ FULL ARTICLE