One day after #Taiwan's health authorities expand the level three warning to the entire country, hundreds of people across the island are expected to be fined up to $15,000 NTD for failing to wear masks in public. focustaiwan.tw/society/202105…
Kaohsiung Mayor @chimaichen said the city will issue 633 tickets for violations of the CECC guidelines that occurred over the past 24 hours. Among those violations, 604 cases involved people who ignored the mask-wearing rule, the mayor said.
Chen was one of several local government chiefs who pledged zero tolerance for those who break the rules and granted power to officers from different government departments to issue notices to people who do not wear masks in public.
Once a person who refuses to comply is issued a notice, their record of violation is referred to the health department, which then hands down a fine based on the seriousness of the violation.
Meanwhile, a man in Taipei was stopped by the police Wednesday for not wearing a mask and refusing to comply, according to the police precinct in Wanhua, where hundreds of infections have been reported, on Thursday.
The man surnamed Tang (唐) was fined NT$8,000 by the health department, according to the police station. Another eight tickets were also handed out in the southern counties of Pingtung and Chiayi.
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