00:00Rats are posing a health risk to people in Taiwan.
00:04In Taipei, a man in his 70s has died from rodent-borne hantavirus,
00:09and in New Taipei, one person has been hospitalized.
00:12It comes as both cities see a surge in rat populations.
00:17Rodents have been seen roaming street markets and parks in broad daylight.
00:21Authorities say they're working to control the population,
00:24with city authorities sealing holes and laying out poison.
00:28The health ministry is urging local governments to set up disease-controlled task forces.
00:50New Taipei has begun disinfecting the neighbourhood
00:53where the second case of hantavirus was reported.
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