NEW PRECAUTIONS: Taichung said that some, businesses must take down the names and telephone numbers of its clients upon entry
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 10, 2020
By: Tsai Shu-yuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Virus Outbreak: Taichung requests hostess bars and dance halls close
NEW PRECAUTIONS: Taichung said that some, businesses must take down the names and telephone numbers of its clients upon entry
By Tsai Shu-yuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Taichung City Government is asking all hostess bars and dance halls to suspend operations as part of an administrative order from the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), the city said yesterday.
The CECC on Wednesday issued the order after a hostess in Taipei tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Individuals or establishments that breach the order face fines of NT$3,000 to NT$15,000, in accordance with the Communicable Disease Control Act (傳染病防治法), the municipality said.
Police officers and members of the Taichung City Government gather outside a nightclub in Taichung in an undated photograph.
Photo courtesy of the Taichung City Government
The CECC on Wednesday issued the order after a hostess in Taipei tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Individuals or establishments that breach the order face fines of NT$3,000 to NT$15,000, in accordance with the Communicable Disease Control Act (傳染病防治法), the municipality said.
Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said that similar businesses — KTVs, saunas, bars, nightclubs, “special service” cafes and arcades — are to continue to follow prevention guidelines, such as wearing masks, taking temperatures and observing social distancing. [FULL STORY]
