City government steps up disease prevention measuresBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Taipei City Government yesterday raised the alert level for COVID-19, with tighter disease prevention measures going into effect, after six locally transmitted cases with unknown infection sources were reported in New Taipei City and Yilan County. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said that large outdoor events with more than 500 people and indoor events with more 100 people would be canceled. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, left, and Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang announce a series of restrictions and measures at a news conference in Taipei yesterday, after the Central Epidemic Command Center raised the COVID-19 warning to Level 2. As for the Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students exam, which is to take place this weekend, Ko said that precautionary and disease prevention measures would be announced this morning. While the situation is unclear, the city government has to reduce all public events for now, he said.

Source: Taipei Times May 11, 2021 15:56 UTC