The Central Epidemic Command Center has announced a list of places an illegal Indonesian migrant worker caregiver went to before she was hospitalized with COVID-19. The woman visited Taipei Station many times and also spent time around Longshan Temple. To protect public health, Taipei Station and Longshan Temple were sterilized on Feb. 28.
On Feb. 17, a migrant worker that has since been diagnosed with COVID-19 spent time in the Longshan Temple area. On the 28th, Taipei City Department of Environmental Protection workers disinfected the temple and its surroundings.
Temple staff worked alongside to clean the streets around the temple.
Our chief task today is disinfecting the area around Longshan Temple. We have already disinfected this site area at least two or three times this month.
According to the Central Epidemic Command Center, the migrant worker visited Taipei Station on the 16th, 17th and 19th. On the 17th, she spent time in the underground Taipei City Mall. Taiwan Railways is disinfecting transfer corridors, restrooms, train seats, and other public areas. Grab handles and buttons on train cars are also being cleaned every so often.
Wear a mask and wash your hands often.
We will provide masks for Taiwan Railways passengers with fevers. We will take their temperature and direct them to medical assistance.
The lobby of Taipei Station is usually crowded on long weekends, but was virtually empty on the 28th. All travelers were wearing masks. Taiwan Railways plans to install infrared thermometer sensors in April and will direct passengers with fevers to hospitals. Their tickets will be refunded, but they will have to get to a hospital on their own.