CONDITIONS: Dance venues and hostess bars in Kaohsiung and Taipei would be allowed to reopen if they meet certain requirements, such as having a registration system

Taipei Times
Date: May 20, 2020
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) yesterday announced that businesses in “eight major special establishment categories” — including karaoke bars, dance venues, massage parlors and hostess bars — would be allowed to reopen from today.

The Central Epidemic Command Center on April 9 ordered all hostess bars and dance venues to close.

However, as no new domestic cases of COVID-19 have been reported in more than a month, the center last week said that local governments can decide when such businesses can reopen if they meet social distancing guidelines.

Kaohsiung Department of Health Director-General Lin Li-jen (林立仁) yesterday said that some municipal facilities, such as recreation centers and swimming pools, would also reopen at 8am today.    [FULL  STORY]