Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/02/2020
By: Chen Wei-ting, Chang Ming-hsuan and William Yen

Taipei, June 2 (CNA) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Tuesday gave a green light for Taiwan's Yonex Taipei Open badminton tournament to be held in September, as restrictions on the COVID-19 coronavirus continue to ease across the country.

Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥), CECC deputy chief, told reporters that the command center has given permission to the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association (CTBA) to open the tournament on Sept. 1 and will also assist in its virus prevention measures, including quarantine for the competitors and physical segregation of teams during practice sessions.

The approval followed a proposal submitted by the CTBA to the CECC in May for the tournament to be held Sept. 1-6 in Taipei.

The CECC has been gradually loosening restrictions implemented to halt the spread of the virus as Taiwan has seen no new domestic COVID-19 infections.    [FULL  STORY]