Han Kuo-yu makes rare appearance, calls for provision of children's masks and thermometers
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/02/13
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Han Kuo-yu (second from left) requests help from central government for coronavirus prevention. (Facebook photo)
As schools in Taiwan prepare to return to normal operations on Feb. 25, Taiwan government officials have been deliberating on ways to enhance precautions against the virus. In a rare Cabinet appearance, Han advocated that children and medical workers in Kaohsiung be prioritized for surgical mask distribution.
Cabinet Spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka told the media, at a post-meeting press conference, that Han asked for help from the central government to revive the economy in Kaohsiung. She added that Han also requested the central government to supply forehead thermometers and ethanol to local hospitals and drugstores, reported Liberty Times.
Kolas said that both Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and Education Minister Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) promised during the meeting the number of children's masks needed would be evaluated and the central government would help factories speed up mask production. She emphasized that schools need to instruct students to wash their hands regularly and pay attention to their personal hygiene, reported CNA.
