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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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