Night Markets Conform to Disease Control Regulations|配合口罩.人流管制 攤商用餐區架板隔離

The Central Epidemic Command Center recently imposed crowd control measures at traditional markets and commercial districts. Many night markets are conforming to this policy, and some food vendors have even spent their own money to add transparent partitions to dining areas.


There are not many visitors to this night market on this night, a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Visitors have to have their temperatures taken before they can enter, and wear masks the entire time. Vendors selling prepared foods have also enacted their own disease prevention measures, such as adding partitions to dining areas and prohibiting diners from putting tables together.

We're not allowing people to combine tables, unless there is a family and there aren't any empty tables with three or four stools available.

This is the first time we've seen anything like this, the first time.

Some vendors have begun covering prepared foods with transparent plastic covers to prevent them from becoming contaminated, and they won't be opened unless someone is going to buy them. Miaoli City's Yingcai Night Market, which is located behind the train station, is the only legally registered night market in Miaoli County. It is conforming to disease prevention regulations by only allowing 500 people in at one time.

We took this bypass measure of limiting the number of people inside to 500. If there are more than 500 people, then we will first prohibit the entry and exit of personnel. We don't want there to be any gaps in the disease prevention work.

The Miaoli City Office says the night market had four entrances, but three have been closed, leaving just one. Controls have also been enacted at the remaining entrance. It is estimated that the night market's turnover has fallen by 50 percent. Some vendors also have brick and mortar shops, so they have decided not to sell at the night market during this time. The public is asked to conform to all disease prevention measures.



入夜後本來應該人聲鼎沸的夜市，現在受疫情影響，人潮都稀稀落落，現在除了進出夜市都要量體溫、並且須全程戴口罩，熟食攤商自己也加強防疫措施，在用餐區的座位架起隔板，也不讓民眾併桌，降低感染風險。

夜巿攤商表示：「不要給人家併桌啦，除非一家人有沒有，那個3張、4張大桌的。」

民眾表示：「我們是第一次看到，第一次。」

也有攤商為了不讓熟食商品遭汙染，用以透明的膠布覆蓋食品，民眾要購買時才會掀開；位於苗栗火車站後站的英才夜市，是苗栗縣內唯一合法登記管理的夜市，配合防疫，現在限制入場人數不能超過500人。

苗栗市長 邱鎮軍表示：「我們做了這個分流的措施，限制500人的人數，在裡面來活動，如果有超過的時候，我們就會先禁止人員的進出。也希望這個防疫的工作，能夠做到沒有漏洞。」

苗栗市公所表示，夜市的出入口原本有4處，現在已經改為1處，並在出入口管制，夜市的業績預估下滑了約5成，部分攤商因為有實體店面，所以乾脆暫時不到夜市擺攤，雖生意不好做，但為了防疫，也只能請大家多配合。