Virus Outbreak: CECC loosens rules on visitors to care facilitiesLIMIT OF THREE: Visitors for each resident would be limited to one group per day of at most three people, including children, CECC head Chen Shih-chung saidBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday relaxed restrictions on visits to long-term care facilities ahead of Mother’s Day next week, as no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded for the sixth straight day. Visitors should register with facilities, while each resident should only receive one group of at most three people per day, including children, Chen said. People walk in a daylily field in Changhua County’s Huatan Township yesterday, the first day of the three-day Workers’ Day weekend. Residents and visitors should wear masks, he said, adding that those who have difficulty walking would be allowed to receive visitors in their rooms. The center presented six watermelons at yesterday’s news briefing to mark six consecutive days of no new COVID-19 cases.

Source: Taipei Times May 01, 2020 15:56 UTC