As the number of people infected with the new coronavirus is increasing rapidly in Taiwan, authorities have decided to raise the alert level in two cities such as Taipei in the north and ban more than five people indoors for the next two weeks. It was.
In Taiwan, strict measures such as travel restrictions and quarantine have been implemented to curb infections in the region, but infections have been confirmed one after another this week, and the number of newly infected people announced on the 15th has reached 180. I went up.
This is more than the cumulative total of 164 people over the past year.
For this reason, authorities have decided to raise the alert level, which was the third from the top in four stages for Taipei City and New Taipei City in the north, where the number of infected people is increasing, to the second from the top from the 15th to the 28th of this month. It was.
The two cities prohibit gatherings of more than 5 people indoors and more than 10 people outdoors during the period.
It does not apply to work or school, but movie theaters and museums are closed.
Citizens' anxiety has increased due to the rapid increase in infection, and some supermarkets have been hoarding goods, and the authorities are calling on consumers to take a calm response, saying that "there is enough stock of supplies such as masks". I will.
In Taiwan, the infection situation has been calm so far, and vaccination has not progressed. By the 14th, only 0.8% of the total population, or more than 186,000 people, had completed the first vaccination.