As the summer is near, it is not a good idea for people to wear masks the whole day, college dean Chan Chang-chuan (詹長權) said. Scientists in the US have found that the severity and contagiousness of COVID-19 is close to that of the 1968 influenza outbreak, Chan said. College vice dean Tony Chen (陳秀熙) said that people should embrace social distancing measures to slow COVID-19’s spread. Taiwan can help minimize the threat by applying social distancing as used in other countries, Chen said. The policy authorizes station personnel to cancel large events at stations and ban large groups.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2020 15:56 UTC