A fire broke out on March 11 on a railway track at the Taipei MRT’s National Taiwan University Hospital Station, but the Taipei Metro Operations Control Center let the train pass against regulations, a councilor told a news conference at the Taipei City Council yesterday.
The driver stopped the train right after the fire was detected and reported it to the control center, which then asked the driver to speed past the section without checking the situation, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor Chien Hsu-pei (簡舒培) said, citing a whistle-blower.
Locals reported that black smoke was drifting from the MRT
Taipei, Jan. 26 (CNA) Seven people who recently tested positive for COVID-19 visited several retailers and traveled on public transport in Taipei and Taoyuan before their infections were confirmed, the local city governments said Wednesday.
The Taipei City Government yesterday conducted a simulation for a level 4 lockdown, which would close all nonessential businesses and bar entrance into the city.
The death toll from COVID-19 in Taiwan has surpassed that of SARS in a scene unfathomable at this time last year, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said.
There is evidence that the situation has stabilized over the past three days, as ambulances are no longer being turned away from hospitals due to a lack of beds, he said.
However, if the situation continues, “quantitative changes would create qualitative ones,” Ko said, asking what would happen if the city