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EDITORIAL: Turning a new leaf on teahouses

EDITORIAL: Turning a new leaf on teahouses Ever since the Central Epidemic Command Center on May 12 announced the first two COVID-19 cases linked to hostess “teahouses” in Taipei’s Wanhua District (萬華), it seems as though everyone has an opinion or joke to share about “person-to-person contact.” Yet as Wanhua emerges as the epicenter of the outbreak, it shows how the complicated industry is far from a joke. At the teahouses in question, known as A-gong diam (阿公店) in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese), hostesses, older than 40 on average, accompany predominantly male patrons in drinking, singing karaoke and chatting, and they sometimes also offer sexual services.

Taipei s Covid-19 spike traced back to hostess teahouses

The teahouse culture in Taipei’s Wanhua district is responsible for the recent spike in Covid-19 infections, official figures suggest. In just 10 days, close to 900 people in the district tested positive for the coronavirus and at least 516 of them were linked to one or more of its 176 hostess teahouses. Taiwan has reported 1,577 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases.

Teahouse culture in China s Wanhua district responsible for recent COVID spike

Teahouse culture in China s Wanhua district responsible for recent COVID spike ANI | Updated: May 21, 2021 21:50 IST Taipei [Taiwan] May 21, (ANI): As 516 of 900 people have tested positive for COVID in China s Wanhua district, official figures suggest that the teahouse culture in the district is responsible for the recent spike in infections. As of today, Taiwan has reported 1,577 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since May 11, according to the Central Epidemic Control Centre. At least 516 of the 900 people who tested positive for the coronavirus in Wanhua district had links to one or more of its 176 hostess teahouses Venues began appearing in the area after brothels were ordered to close in 1997, the South Morning China Post (SCMP) quoted a police officer as saying.

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