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Taiwan Asks Italy to End Coronavirus-Based Flight Ban
- Taiwan government says Italy treating it as part of China
- Democratically led island wants three-month ban canceled
Masked workers disinfect a passenger throughfare at the Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan on Jan. 22.
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Taiwan is urging Italy to reconsider a three-month flight ban to and from the island, an official at Taiwan’s representative office in Rome said, saying that Italy is treating it as a part of China.
Italy last week suspended flights from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan from Feb. 2 to April 28 to prevent the spread of coronavirus after two cases were reported in Rome.