Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/16/2020
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Ko Lin

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Taiwan on late Friday held a virtual forum with 13 like-minded countries including the United States, Japan and Canada to discuss COVID-19 prevention and control strategies.

The video conference, organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), saw the participation of some 50 local and foreign officials, including Pam Pryor, the acting assistant secretary for International Organization Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

At the event, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) explained how Taiwan continues to be one of the few countries that has successfully curbed the spread of the virus while allowing its citizens to maintain their normal lives.

Chen also detailed some of the early efforts that Taiwan took against the disease, such as the government requisitioning domestic surgical face mask supplies and establishing a name-based rationing system for face mask distribution.    [FULL  STORY]