People whose national ID number ends with an even digit should visit wet markets on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, while people whose ID number ends with an odd digit should visit on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, he said. A customer wearing a mask and goggles pays a vendor wearing mask, face shield and gloves at a traditional market in Taipei yesterday. Lin said that it is more important to limit the number of people in wet markets than that in hospitals. Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei TimesSeparately, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) made a similar call, saying that if the overcrowding continues, the city government will have to shut the wet markets. In Taipei and New Taipei City, the epicenter of a COVID-19 outbreak, residents have been asked to avoid going to wet markets, but a mandatory rule has not been introduced.

Source: Taipei Times May 30, 2021 15:56 UTC