Virus Outbreak: Quarantine breaker fined NT$1mBy Shen Pei-yao, Yao Chieh-hsiu and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerTaipei officials have fined a person NT$1 million (US$33,228) for breaking quarantine, Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) said yesterday. Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang yesterday says that the city government has fined a person NT$1 million for contravening disease-prevention regulations. Over the past two weeks, the Taipei City Government has fined 70 people — 63 of whom were fined NT$10,000, four were fined NT$70,000, and three were fined NT$50,000, NT$60,000 and NT$1 million respectively. People arriving from Hong Kong must not use public transportation and must quarantine themselves at home for 14 days, according to regulations. Her family offered to pay for the taxi when she arrived home, but the woman refused, police said.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2020 15:56 UTC