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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Friday (Jan. 28) said that the city has raised the epidemic prevention alert to Level 2.5, as the number of Omicron cases of unknown origin rise across the country. During a press conference on Friday, Ko announced that Taipei is implementing Level 2.5 measures that it is "appealing" the public to follow over the 9-day Lunar New Year holiday, but will not yet enforce them through punitive means. Ko pointed out that because restaurants are a major source of COVID transmissions, the new recommendations apply mainly to eateries. For stores,...
