Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/21/2020
By: Su Ssu-yun and Frances Huang

Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Taipei 101, one of the leading shopping centers in Taiwan, said Thursday that as the country has done so well at preventing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, its shopping mall will resume normal business hours from June after reducing operations for the past two months.

In response to calls from the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) for people in Taiwan to increase social activity but maintain social distancing and wear face masks in public, as concerns over the virus spread have eased, Taipei 101, a major tourism attraction, will open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Friday to Sunday, starting June 1.

The shopping center cut its business hours by 1.5 to 2 hours a day from April 6, by opening from noon to 9 p.m. every day amid concerns over the contagion.

Housed in Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, the shopping mall was the first in Taiwan to reduce operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has heavily affected business in Taipei's bustling Xinyi District.    [FULL  STORY]