Virus Outbreak: Executive Yuan readies more quarantine roomsBy Lee Hsin-fang and Cheng Wei-chi / Staff reportersThe Executive Yuan has decided to increase the number of rooms at quarantine facilities from 1,500 to 2,000 as a pre-emptive measure amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a source said yesterday. The Cabinet decided to increase quarantine facilities because some people have left their homes, despite being under quarantine, they said. The quarantine rooms are equipped with TVs and have Internet connectivity, they added. Many post offices are narrow or do not have windows, meaning that people cannot maintain the center’s recommended distance of 1.5m indoors when there are four or five people inside, he said. People should not enter post offices if they are not wearing a mask, he added.
