Starting today, eating and drinking in Taipei movie theaters is to be banned as the city government seeks to bolster its disease prevention measures.
Movie theaters may continue to sell food and beverages, but customers cannot consume them on the premises, Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) said.
The ban aims to ensure that people keep their masks on at all times when watching a movie, as they would be in close proximity to others inside a movie theater, he added.
The new measure does not mean the COVID-19 alert level was being raised and it only aims to adjust precautions at
KEEPING MASKS ON: Concession stands may still sell food and beverages, but guests may not eat them inside movie theaters, although offenders would not be fined for nowBy Tsai Ya-hua and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA
The Taipei Zoo recently had a scare when Tuan Tuan (團團), patriarch of the zoo’s giant panda family, began sneezing and had nose bleeds, although he soon recovered after treatment.
When staff noticed the symptoms on Dec. 8 last year, it was feared that Tuan Tuan might have a serious infection or illness, and a veterinary specialist was called to examine him, the zoo said on Friday.
The veterinarian could not see far into Tuan Tuan’s nasal passages using a rhinoscope, as the panda has a sensitive nose, the zoo said, adding that nothing was found, but oral medication was given to
By Yang Hsin-hui, Tsai Ya-hua and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerHospitals, long-term care centers and psychiatric wards in New Taipei City and Keelung yesterday announced that visitors will not be allowed until at least Jan. 21.
Hospitals, long-term care centers and psychiatric wards in New Taipei City and Keelung yesterday announced that visitors will not be allowed until at least Jan. 21.
The city governments made the announcement on the same day that Taipei implemented similar measures amid heightened COVID-19 prevention measures following a cluster of infections linked to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
In-patients are only allowed one family member with them at a time, the New Taipei City Government said.
Effective immediately, everyone in New Taipei City must wear a mask if they cannot maintain social distance when taking photographs or singing at a karaoke establishment, New Taipei