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COVID-19: Taipei, New Taipei raise alert after spike in cases
ENFORCING CAUTION: Certain entertainment facilities are to close nationwide to prevent people traveling there from high-risk areas in the north, the center said
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday raised the COVID-19 alert for Taipei and New Taipei City to level 3 in light of surging cases in the two cities.
The enhanced disease prevention measures for level 3 are to be implemented until May 28, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, told a morning news conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei.
MOI calls on religious groups to cancel large events
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) yesterday announced new guidelines for large-scale gatherings, asking religious groups to suspend large events, while delaying the start of alternative military service amid rising cases of COVID-19.
Notifications have been sent to major temples and religious groups, asking them to postpone or cancel scheduled festivals and pilgrimage events, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) said.
Ministry staff are communicating with most religious organizations, Chen said, adding that given a rise in COVID-19 cases, it recommends suspending or postponing events with large crowds and outdoor pilgrimage activities, and for indoor functions to be held remotely online.
Police arrest five suspects in cockroach attack at Taipei restaurant
05/05/2021 04:27 PM
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A police officer takes one of the suspects to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on Wednesday. CNA photo May 5, 2021
Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Five suspects believed to be involved in the release of 1,000 live cockroaches in a Taipei restaurant Monday claim they were hired to persuade the restaurant owner to settle an outstanding debt, police said Wednesday after their arrest.
The suspects, one female and four males, were arrested in two separate raids conducted in New Taipei and downtown Taipei on Tuesday, Taipei City Police Department Zhongshan Precinct chief Hsu Sung-chia (許頌嘉) said at a press conference.