(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Taiwan adds 180 new cases in a single day, leisure and entertainment venues are closed
China News Agency, Taipei, May 15th. The Taiwan authorities’ "Pandemic Epidemic Command Center" announced on the 15th that 180 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were newly confirmed on the 14th.
Movie theaters, libraries and other leisure and entertainment venues in Taiwan are closed, campuses are prohibited from opening to the outside world, and incense groups and detour activities are prohibited.
According to reports from Taiwanese media such as the Central News Agency, United News Network, and China Times News, from now until the 28th, the epidemic prevention level of Taipei City and New Taipei City will be upgraded to the third level, while the rest of the counties and cities will remain unchanged, but all people need to go out. Wear a mask all the time.
The command center stated that 43 of the new cases were in Taipei's Wanhua District.
Therefore, from now until the 28th, the purchase of biological resources in Taipei and Xinbeimin will be restricted from 4 p.m.; in the traditional retail market, only 39 fresh food and catering market stalls in Taipei City are open, and the entrance and exit are controlled by diversion and real-name entry. People are obliged to wear masks and take their body temperature. After business transactions are over, vendors must immediately clean and disinfect.
Although some counties and cities have upgraded their anti-epidemic vigilance, the command center stated that administrative units must maintain normal operations, while enterprises can continue to operate when they are limited and related to epidemic prevention.
Taiwan's epidemic prevention alert is divided into four levels.
The third level requires people to wear masks when going out, and stop gatherings of more than 5 people indoors and more than 10 people outdoors.
Except for the preservation of life support, order maintenance and necessary services, medical or official needs, other business places and public areas must be closed, and business or public places must wear masks and maintain social distancing.
Regarding the junior high school exams that began on the 15th, the person in charge of the education affairs department of the Taiwan authorities stated that they have made high-level preparations for epidemic prevention and the exams will be held as scheduled.
According to Taiwan media reports, after Taipei and New Taipei upgraded their anti-epidemic warnings, there was a surge of purchases in the New Taipei stores. Among them, instant noodles and other civilian assets were robbed in an instant, and store personnel urgently replenished the goods.
Carrefour and other stores have announced restrictions on the purchase of civilian biological assets.
According to another announcement, Taiwan has also added 5 new imported cases from abroad.
As of now, a total of 1,475 cases have been confirmed in Taiwan.
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