Focus Taiwan
Dater: 03/19/2020
By: Liang Pei-chi, Sunrise Huang and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, March 19 (CNA) Taipei and New Taipei cities are in talks with a number of local hotels to become "quarantine hotels" serving those required to undergo quarantine, after the four current hotels became fully booked following the introduction of new border controls amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Commissioner Liu Yi-ting (劉奕霆) of Taipei's Department of Information and Tourism said the capital city's three existing "quarantine hotels" are fully booked.

The city government is in talks with more hotel operators to encourage them to join the initiative, Liu added.

Meanwhile, New Taipei City government said the one quarantine hotel contracted by the city is also full and it is looking to sign contracts with more hotels to meet increased demand.
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