COVID-19: Four areas ban on-site diningBy Cheng Ming-hsiang and Tsai Ssu-pei / Staff reportersFour areas yesterday announced a ban on on-site dining at food and beverage establishments to curb the spread of COVID-19. Taipei and New Taipei City, as well as Pingtung and Yilan counties, said that the ban would be in effect from today until Friday. A food courier checks a takeout order in front of a restaurant in Taipei yesterday. The tougher measure is being imposed as the COVID-19 situation has not eased as hoped, he said. While the positivity rate at rapid COVID-19 testing sites in the city had reached a low of 4.6 percent on Wednesday last week, it climbed to 8.5 percent on Saturday, he said.

Source: Taipei Times May 23, 2021 15:56 UTC