Virus Outbreak: Food sampling banned at annual Dihua Street marketNEW MEASURES: Existing stores would not be affected, but temporary stalls offering food and beverages would be banned in the area before the Lunar New Year holidayBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterStalls offering ready-to-eat food or beverages and free food samples would be banned at this year’s Lunar New Year market on Dihua Street (迪化街) in Taipei’s Datong District (大同) as part of the city’s COVID-19 prevention efforts, the Taipei City Government said yesterday. It would be the first time that the stalls would be banned at the annual market. The market usually opens two weeks before the Lunar New Year, offering customers foodstuffs and snacks for the holiday. People walk along Dihua Street in Taipei’s Dadaocheng area yesterday. The office would also help print posters to inform visitors that food samples would not be offered, he added.

Source: Taipei Times January 06, 2021 15:56 UTC