今起開放打麻將 口罩.實名制+戴手套摸牌 Entertainment venues reopen starting October 5

Mahjong enthusiasts can't wait to resume the recreation, but have to strictly follow the contact registration and put on gloves in Mahjong venues.

Presenter: With local outbreaks more under control, the Central Epidemic Command Center announced that entertainment venues such as mahjong parlors can reopen starting Oct. 5. Epidemic prevention regulations such as wearing masks, hand sanitizing and contact registration are still in place. Plastic shields should be installed on the mahjong table and players are required to wear gloves while playing. In restaurants however, CECC announced that plastic shields can be removed. In convenience stores, hot foods like pick-and-mix oden, tea eggs and hotdogs will no longer have to be served by staff.

Crisscross plastic shields with room underneath are in place on the mahjong tables. All mahjong players upon entering the parlor are required to follow through with contact registration and to have their temperature taken. What’s most important is to have their masks and hand gloves on during the games. It is the first day of reopening, and many players find it hard to play with all these regulations.

Mahjong players: " It's hard to get a good grip and feel of your mahjong tiles wearing gloves.”

Mahjong player 2:" It's hard to feel the difference between 6 and 7 bamboo titles now, but I can't do it well anyways even without the gloves.”

Many players complained about sweaty palms, slippery grip, and loss of sense of touch to the tiles while wearing gloves. Mahjong parlor operators have all been fully vaccinated and they made sure that their parlors have been thoroughly disinfected before reopening.

Ms. Hung, Mahjong parlor staff:”Many people have called to book tables two days before reopening. I think we’ll be full in the afternoon.”

With local outbreaks more under control, the Central Epidemic Command Center announced that plastic shields can be removed in restaurants and hot foods like pick-and-mix oden, tea eggs, and hotdogs will no longer have to be served by staff in convenience stores.

Citizen:”This is definitely more convenient. There are usually a lot of customers during working hours on weekdays and if customers can't help themselves with the hot foods, it’s too much work for the staff.

Citizen 2:”I'll just remember to sanitize my hands after I help myself with the hot foods.”

Some customers say they would rather pick and pack the hot foods themselves since they don’t always like the staff’s choices for them. For the convenience and safety of everyone, the public is reminded to keep practicing preventative and protective measures against COVID-19 as life rolls back to some level of normality. 

麻將桌上放置特殊透明隔板，每位牌友開打前還是要進行實名制、量體溫，最重要的還得戴上口罩和手套，休閒娛樂場所鬆綁的第一天、讓許久未打牌的牌友是相當不習慣。

牌友 1：「戴手套本來要摸牌就是摸不準啊。」

牌友 2：「六條，七條 ，真慘手感完全，不過我本來功夫就不好。」

因為手容易流汗，加上帶手套拿牌易滑，且觸感與實際摸牌有落差，牌友們都說還是會影響發揮，而為了讓來店的牌友能打得安心，業者除了都已打完兩劑新冠疫苗，也增加清潔消毒次數，這兩天來預約打牌的電話不斷。

店員 洪小姐：「前兩天就已經有很多詢問的電話，大概到下午應該就會客滿。」

在國內疫情趨緩下，指揮中心也同意，餐飲內用、可不用隔板，超商茶葉蛋....等熱食、民眾都可自己取用、不必在透過店員。

民眾：「的確是比較方便，因為像上班的話，其實人潮蠻多的，如果都是之前都是店員幫忙夾取，那店員其實自己也很忙碌。」

民眾2：「(自己)夾完之後再多多消毒。」

民眾表示，之前透過店員夾取茶葉蛋，要是拿到破損或不入味的其實心裡也是會不開心，現在恢復自取後，由於器具會比較多人接觸使用，因此認為不管自身或店家的防疫工作還是得做好，接下來才能有更方便的生活。