Virus Outbreak: App updated for holidayBy Lee Hsin-fang and Sean Lin / Staff reportersThe Freeway Bureau is to update its smartphone app, Freeway 1968 (高速公路1968), with enhanced functionality to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 over the International Workers’ Day long weekend next week. The updated app has passed tests on iOS devices, the source said. Premier Su Tseng-chang, center, is flanked by Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, left, and Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung during a news conference in Taipei yesterday. In response to questions about whether the government would cancel the holiday to limit the spread of COVID-19, Su said that the holiday is observed annually and this year would be no different. The government encourages people to carry on with their lives normally over the holiday, he said.

Source: Taipei Times April 25, 2020 15:56 UTC