Bloomberg News
Date: January 04, 2020
By: Alberto Brambilla, Bloomberg News

(Bloomberg) — Taiwan is urging Italy to reconsider a three-month flight ban to and from the island, an official at Taiwan’s representative office in Rome said, saying that Italy is treating it as a part of China.

Italy last week suspended flights from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan from Feb. 2 to April 28 to prevent the spread of coronavirus after two cases were reported in Rome.

The government in Taipei has stressed to its counterpart in Rome the limited incidence of the disease on the island, the official said, asking not to be named discussing confidential matters.

To date Taiwan has reported only 10 cases of the disease, and no deaths.    [FULL  STORY]