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Data Revisions Leave Taiwan Unsure Where Outbreak Is Heading

  • Officials revise past daily totals, adding more than 500 cases
  • Investors see Taiex largely flat until trajectory changes
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Taiwan reported a steady increase in Covid-19 cases over the weekend, as the government’s decision to revise up past daily totals dented confidence in official data at a time when soft lockdown measures appear to be slowing the rate of new infections.