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Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) A ban on eating and drinking on public transportation will be lifted from March 2, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced Tuesday, following confirmation from the Central Epidemic Command Center.
The lifting of restrictions pertains to trains, highway buses, ferries, domestic flights and also post offices nationwide, the MOTC said, however reminding the public to put their face masks back on after eating.
The lifting of the ban does not apply to city buses or the Mass Rapid Transit system, where the rules have always existed.
The ban was imposed from Feb. 1 to reduce the potential transmission of COVID-19 after Taiwan began reporting domestic cases of the coronavirus infection linked to the Taoyuan General Hospital in January.
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By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday said that its toll-free 1922 hotline had received more than 2.02 million calls in the past year, contributing greatly to conveying correct information about COVID-19.
The 1922 hotline was established after the SARS outbreak in 2003 for the Centers for Disease Control to answer public inquiries about diseases, Chunghwa Telecom Co assistant vice president Chuang Wen-ming (莊文明) said at a CECC news conference yesterday.
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