Focus Taiwan
Date: 02/08/2020
By: Wang Shu-fen and Ko Lin

Taipei, Feb. 8 (CNA) All direct ferry services between Taiwan proper and the Chinese provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang will be halted from Monday due to the growing threat posed by the Wuhan coronavirus, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Saturday.

From Feb. 10, direct ferry services connecting Taiwan's Taipei, Taichung and Keelung to Fujian's Pingtan and Xiamen and Zhejiang's Damaiyu Port will be temporarily suspended amid mounting concerns over the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that is spreading rapidly around the world.

The announcement came one day after the MAC said that ferry services between Taiwan's outlying islands and China's Fujian Province will be suspended from Monday.

According to Taiwan's top government agency responsible for handling cross-Taiwan Strait affairs, the resumption of transportation links across the Taiwan Strait will depend on how the overall situation evolves.    [FULL  STORY]