People walk along Marina Bay promenade at night in Singapore on May 15, 2021 a day before the country is tightening restrictions as a preventive measure againsts the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus cases. - AFP SINGAPORE/TAIPEI, May 16 (Bloomberg): Singapore and Taiwan, success stories in containing Covid-19, are both rapidly imposing aggressive restrictions at home - and tightening travel between each other.
In Taiwan, authorities encouraged people to stay at home this weekend after a record 180 new local cases were reported Saturday. Indoor family and social gatherings in Taipei will be limited to five people, while outdoor ones will be restricted to 10.
Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) raised the COVID-19 alert level for Taipei and New Taipei cities to Level 3 on Saturday, as well as tightened disease control measures islandwide after reporting 180 new domestically-transmitted cases on the same day.
Taipei, May 15 (CNA) Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) raised the COVID-19 alert level for Taipei and New Taipei cities to Level 3 on Saturday, as well as tightened disease control measures islandwide after reporting 180 new domestically-transmitted cases on the same day.
Uber Eats introduces contactless service amid COVID-19 rise
05/15/2021 05:32 PM
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Taipei, May 15 (CNA) Food delivery service provider Uber Eats launched contactless service on Saturday, which requires users in Taipei and New Taipei to pay only through credit cards, after the two cities reported 164 new domestically transmitted cases earlier in the day.
Uber Eats said it will tell its drivers to leave the meals at their customers doors to reduce risk of having physical contact with them.
The new protocol will be introduced to other cities and counties as soon as possible, the company said, assuring its clients that its drivers will check their health conditions and sanitize their vehicles before making deliveries.