COVID-19: CECC eases outdoor mask regulationsBREATHE EASY: People like farmers, and visitors to forests and beaches, would not have to wear masks as long as they can ensure social distancing, the minister of health saidStaff writer, with CNAThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced a partial relaxation of the nation’s outdoor mask mandate as it reported zero new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases. A farmer works in a field in Taipei yesterday. From tomorrow, farmers are not required to wear masks if they are outdoors and can maintain social distancing. A comprehensive outdoor mask mandate was introduced after Taiwan’s COVID-19 alert level was raised to level 3 in May, amid a spike in locally transmitted cases. With no new deaths reported yesterday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths remained at 843, with all but 12 recorded since May 15, the data showed.

Source: Taipei Times October 03, 2021 15:56 UTC