HOLIDAY TOURS: The Tourism Bureau said it told travel agents to be aware of guests’ health, and to take them to hospital if they have a fever and any flu-like symptoms
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 22, 2020
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
About 10 percent of Taiwanese with plans to travel in China during the Lunar New Year holiday have
Premier Su Tseng-chang, second right, visits a fever screening station during an inspection at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times\
In less than a month, the outbreak has spread from Wuhan, China, to Beijing, Shanghai and Guandong Province.
Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Thailand have also reported people contracting the virus.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has urged travel agents to avoid arranging tours to Wuhan or surrounding areas to lower the risk of travelers contracting the virus. [FULL STORY]
