COVID-19-positive voters risk 2 years in prison: CECC

With 50,000 to 70,000 expected to be in mandatory quarantine during Taiwan's Nov. 26 local elections, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Friday said COVID-19-positive individuals who leave isolation to go vote risk a two-year prison sentence or significant fine.

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