Taiwan Transport Information During 2019-nCov Outbreak

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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3868797
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Vietnam, Italy reject flights from Taiwan due to virus scare [h=4]Flights from Hong Kong and Macau also not allowed to land, likely due to 'one China' principle....[/h]

 

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[h=1]https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3867995
Taiwan Railways considers enforcing mask-wearing rule on passengers[/h] [h=4]Train cars cleaned and sanitized to secure health of Taiwan passengers: TRA[/h]
By Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2020/01/31 15:11

​​​​​​...snip TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — To prevent the Wuhan coronavirus from spreading, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said Friday (Jan. 31) that the management team is considering upgrading preventive measures and insisting all passengers wear masks on the trains......

 

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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3884502

[h=1]Taiwan's THSR to cancel non-reserved seats first week of April as coronavirus precaution[/h] [h=4]Large number of passengers expected to return home for Qingming Festival April 4[/h] TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is cancelling all non-reserved seats in the first week of April as the rail company gears up for a large number of passengers returning home for the Qingming Festival on April 4 amid the spread the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which has sickened 42 people on the island.

THSR announced on Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 3) that non-reserved seats will be unavailable from April. 1-6, during which time many people are expected to return home to sweep the tombs of their ancestors.

The cancellation of non-reserved seats means that only those who manage to book regular tickets, which usually sell very fast for holidays, will be allowed to board the train. The tickets will be available starting Wednesday at midnight on the THSR’s website/app as well as at kiosks in convenient stores across the island.

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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3884436

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Beginning Wednesday (March 4), a special taxi service will ferry home passengers who have to undergo coronavirus quarantine after arriving at Taiwan’s main airports.

An estimated 1,000 passengers a day have to spend 14 days in self-imposed quarantine after arriving in Taiwan, though 400 of them are picked up at the airport by relatives, the Liberty Times reported Tuesday (March 3).

That leaves 600 passengers a day coming from China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Italy, and Iran who are expected to rely on the new service, which is designed to eliminate contact between potential Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and passengers on public transportation.

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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3909736

Taiwan to fine passengers not wearing masks on public transport

Staff will insist on donning a mask, but a maximum fine of NT$15,000 could follow: Health Minister

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Following demands from local governments to make the wearing of masks compulsory on public transport, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said passengers refusing to don a mask could be fined from NT$3,000 (US$99) to NT$15,000.

Earlier Friday (April 3), Taipei City Deputy Mayor Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) insisted that passengers be refused entry to Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations and buses if they did not wear a mask. She wanted to introduce the measure on April 9, the same date each city resident will be allowed to buy nine masks once every two weeks.

During the daily Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) news conference Friday, Chen said anyone boarding any form of public transport must don a face mask to protect themselves and others against the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), CNA reported.

At first, staff will persuade a maskless person to wear one, but if that fails, a fine will follow, Chen warned. There was no immediate word on when the new measure would be introduced.