Officials have been given a list of people possibly infected with COVID-19 after coming in contact with a visiting Australian musician. The musician arrived in Taiwan from the UK on February 23, after transiting through Bangkok. He sought medical attention at a Taiwanese clinic on February 27 because of a cough and a runny nose. He then took part in performances held at Taipei’s National Concert Hall on February 28 and March 1 before departing for Australia on March 2.

The National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH) will be temporarily shut down for disinfection, the performing arts center said Friday, after an Australian composer and violist who performed there was diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease a day earlier. All performances at the National Concert Hall were canceled on Friday and will also be canceled over the weekend, while the National Theater Hall will cancel its events on Saturday and Sunday as disinfection takes place, according to the center.

Visitor numbers to the National Palace Museum (NPM) in Taipei plunged dramatically in February as the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak discouraged travel and outings in public venues. Only 62,144 people visited the popular tourist attraction in February, down 85 percent from the 407,593 visitors in February 2019 and down about 70 percent from the previous month, according to figures released Friday by the museum.