Commander Wang Bisheng of the Epidemic Epidemic Command Center pointed out yesterday that the second phase of mask loosening measures will be announced as soon as today, that is, the wearing of masks will be exempted indoors, and only high-risk places will still be required to wear them.

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[Reporter Wu Liangyi/Taipei Report] In response to the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, Wang Bisheng, commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, pointed out yesterday that if the discussion with scholars and experts goes well, the second phase of mask loosening measures will be announced as soon as today, that is, indoor masks will be exempted. High-risk places still have to wear it.

Only high-risk places must still wear

Wang Bisheng also pointed out that in addition to masks, there are also "substantial discussions" on border control, isolation of confirmed cases, notification of confirmed cases, downgrading of statutory infectious diseases, etc., and will be on the road one after another.

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Wang Bisheng said that the first opening measure is the "second phase" opening of masks, which is the fastest, and places that must wear masks will be listed on the front; the second is the "○+7" day measure adjustment for immigrants and Whether saliva screening is ongoing.

The third is to adjust the isolation of local confirmed cases; the fourth is to change the definition of confirmed cases; the fifth is to change Wuhan pneumonia from the fifth type of legal infectious disease to the fourth type.

Wang Bisheng said that the loosening of masks and border measures will be implemented earlier.