Taiwan drops indoor mask mandate in restaurants and offices

People wear face masks as they shop at a supermarket in Taipei, Taiwan (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

Taiwan says people no longer have to wear masks at all times indoors – though some anti-Covid restrictions will stay in place.

Three years into the global pandemic, people will still be required to wear masks in places like hospitals and medical institutions, as well as on public transport, the country’s Central Epidemic Command Centre said on Monday.