Taiwanese snack store i love taimei has been allowed to keep their stores open despite the tightened list of essential services.
The brand reassured everyone of their continued operations in a Facebook post on the morning of Apr. 22.
On Apr. 21, the Multi-Ministry Taskforce for Covid-19 announced that less critical F&B outlets, including those that predominantly sell beverages, will be closed from 11:59pm on the same day.
Since i love taimei sells a number of fried items in addition to bubble tea, the store has been exempted from closure.
No walk-in bubble tea-only orders
However, to "help fight the spread of Covid-19", the store has decided to stop walk-in bubble tea-only orders.
Instead, customers will have to purchase food with their bubble tea, even if they do not necessarily want to eat it.
Each person is limited to either two combos, or two food items and two drinks.
The store also urged everyone to order through delivery platforms, such as GrabFood and foodpanda.
"Please try to stay home and not come out to queue for bubble tea! We know how precious and yummy bubble tea is but it’s really a dangerous time now and we really hope we that we all can make it through this together!"
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Top image via i love taimei's Facebook page