COVID-19 outbreak: Man in Taiwan fined Rs 24 lakh for clubbing amid lockdown

As world is battling to fight coronavirus outbreak with strict lockdown measures imposed across globe, some people are openly defying orders and are refusing to self-quarantine. Recently, a Taiwanese man was fined for one such violation when he igred all practices and went clubbing at a pub in island's capital city Taipei. According to reports, 35-year-old man, identified as Huang, was fined $32,000, which is roughly about 24 lakhs in Indian rupees. 

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As per reports, man was ordered to self-quarantine for 14 days until April 2. However, Huang went against order and was caught clubbing Taipei's Omni Night Club. In Taiwan, cops are reportedly equipped with 'M Police' a cloud-based service that allows users to check individuals' social status, in or words, police can check through app wher someone has been ordered to stay under quarantine by authorities or t.

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Taiwan with a population of 2.8 crore people has so far recorded 195 coronavirus cases, of which two patients have lost ir lives, while 165 remain under observation. East Asian country has shut down its borders for foreigners and its residents coming from abro are being ordered to self-isolate for at least 14 days from date of entry.

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Coronavirus outbreak 

COVID-19 has claimed more than 16,500 lives across world and has infected nearly 3,81,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.  

Italy, Iran, and Spain are most affected countries outside mainland China, where, as of March 22 combined death toll stands at 10,200. Italy has surpassed China to record most number of deaths in world due to virus outbreak, while Iran and Spain both have crossed 1,500 mark.

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