By Tsai Ssu-pei, Shen Pei-yao and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerTaipei City Hospital yesterday rejected a rumor that 50 of its nurses wanted to resign en masse due to worries over COVID-19. Medical staff battling the COVID-19 outbreak are under greater pressure than during the SARS outbreak in 2003, hospital vice dean Weng Lin-chung (翁林仲) said. The measure is expected to reduce hospital visits by 1,500, Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) said. Taipei City Hospital allows visitors in after taking their temperature and confirming their identity, Huang said, but added that the Heping branch is an exception. The ban excludes relatives of people who are in a critical condition, the Taoyuan City Government said.

Source: Taipei Times March 04, 2020 15:56 UTC