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【URGENT】Epidemic Warning Level 2 Restrictions and Measures Due to Increase Risk of Community Transmission

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced on May 11, 2021, the new restrictions and measures concerning the increased risk of community transmission caused by local cases of unknown sources. Also, last Tuesday, there were five local cases in Yilan and one unknown cause of origin in New Taipei City. 

For four weeks, effective May 11 to June 8, 2021, the government will impose restrictions to personal activities, going out, gatherings, business venues, public transportations, and other related measures; such information is listed below for your guidance:

  1. Members of the public should avoid crowded venues and to wear a mask at places with high risks of infection and transmission. Those who do not wear face masks may be fined.
  2. Organizers of gatherings and activities should adopt measures that ensure social distancing and mask-wearing, use partitions, keep a record of participants' contact information, take temperatures, sanitize environments, and institute crowd flow control, capacity limits and route arrangement. Organizers failing to adopt these measures should cancel their activities.
  3. In principle, organizers should cancel outdoor activities of more than 500 people and indoor activities of more than 100 people. However, if organizers of such gatherings and activities can arrange designated seats for participants and spare a seat from the next participant; keep a record of participants' contact information; ensure participants wear masks all the time; and prohibit consumption of food and beverages, organizers may hold such events after submitting disease prevention plans to the local regulatory authority and obtaining permission.
  4. Business owners and public venue management units should take measures that ensure social distancing and mask-wearing, use partitions, keep a record of customers' contact information, take temperatures, sanitize environments, and institute crowd flow control, capacity limits and route arrangement. Those failing to take these measures should suspend their business. When necessary, entertainment and leisure businesses and public areas will be closed.
  5. Food and beverage service owners should keep a record of customers' contact information; sanitize/disinfect environments regularly; ensure staff members wear masks, maintain hand hygiene, take customers' temperatures, sanitize customers' hands, provide serving utensils, and provide assistance in other personal protective measures for customers; and install partitions between customers. Members of the public are advised to choose takeout at food and beverage service venues failing to adopt these measures.
  6. Consumption of food and beverages is prohibited on Taiwan High-Speed Rail (THSR) trains, Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) trains, and intercity buses. Starting May 15, no standing ticket shall be sold on THSR intercity trains and TRA intercity trains.

Given the above restrictions, the City of Taipei announced the immediate cancellation of public events and gatherings; it has also raised its epidemic prevention level. All activities in Taipei involving 100 or more persons indoors and more than 500 outdoors will be canceled, including all major Eid al-Fitr events schedule on May 12, 2021.

With these new developments, this is a reminder for everyone to avoid unnecessary travels and to wear a mask in all designated places at all times. The government has been doing its best efforts and interventions to keep everyone safe. In response to these efforts, each one has a significant role and responsibility to be safe and follow the guidelines; let us protect ourselves and others around us by wearing masks and with proper hygiene. Please be guided accordingly.

Please watch out for the next updates on the restrictions and alert levels.

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