Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/03/2020
By: Wang Hung-kuo, Sunrise Huang and Chiang Yi-ching

Taipei, May 3 (CNA) New Taipei City will start to gradually re-open shuttered public venues from Monday after a 45-day shutdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) announced Sunday.

New Taipei, the most populous municipality in Taiwan, shut down indoor public venues, including sports centers, libraries and museums on Mar. 20, after it was found that a person infected with COVID-19 had visited one of them prior to testing positive.

However, as Taiwan has only recorded three new cases in the past week and New Taipei has seen no new cases for 13 days, the city has decided on a two-phase re-opening of public venues, according to a statement.

The first phase, which begins on Monday, will see the re-opening of public libraries, sports centers, activities centers and museums, the statement said, with some exceptions.    [FULL  STORY]