The staffer suggested gifts be given to those who have their temperature checked by their borough wardens so that no one can cheat.
"We will mobilize our neighborhood chiefs to go to every household to check people's temperature. But if people decline to have their temperature checked, we would not force them to comply with the measure," the staffer said.
"We don't know how people will respond to the measure at the moment," the staffer said.
Meanwhile, Mass Rapid Transit stations will set up temperature-taking booths for passengers as part of the national campaign to reduce the transmission of SARS.
Taipei Rapid Transit Corp officials said passengers can have their temperatures taken on a voluntary basis. The booths will be open between 7am and 8pm during the 10-day period.
Passengers who register a temperature of over 38?C will not be allowed on the railway platform and the staff will call 119 to send them to hospital.
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