Taiwanese man recently returned from China skips quarantine, faces up to NT$1 million fine

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/08/18
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A man from western Taiwan is facing a fine of up to NT$1 million (US$34,000) after he was found to have skipped out on his quarantine to sing in a KTV bar on Sunday (Aug. 16).

While carrying out spot checks on snack bars, KTV clubs, and other entertainment venues under its jurisdiction, officers from the Beigang Precinct of the Yunlin County Police Bureau happened upon a man who was supposed to be undergoing the mandatory 14-day quarantine at home. In order to prevent the potential spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), all persons who were singing with the man were also ordered to begin a 14-day home quarantine.

Wu Ming-fang (吳明芳), head of the Beigang Precinct's investigative unit, said that at 3:15 a.m. on Sunday he led his officers on an unannounced inspection of a KTV club in Beigang Township, reported UDN. When they arrived on the scene, they spotted a man who was smoking in the doorway and began questioning him.

When they ran his name through the database, the system flashed a red warning indicating that he is supposed to be undergoing home quarantine. Police then confirmed that he had not yet completed his 14-day quarantine in his residence in Beigang Township.    [FULL  STORY]