Taiwanese rush to take part in global humanitarian aid project as nation reports zero new coronavirus cases once again

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/04/28
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

More than 120,000 Taiwanese have participated in "Taiwan can help, Health for all" mask donation project.  (CNA photo)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Less than 24 hours after the mask donation "Taiwan can help, Health for all" (護臺灣，助世界) program was launched, more than 120,000 Taiwanese have donated their masks overseas to countries hard-hit by the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

During the daily coronavirus press conference on Tuesday (April 28), Health Minister and Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) announced that there were no new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row. He also noted that the island nation had not recorded a single case of local transmission since March 13 and that 307 of the total 429 confirmed patients have been released from hospital isolation, reported Storm Media.

Chen pointed out that the overseas mask donation program has been well received and a huge number of Taiwanese citizens have taken part in the global humanitarian aid project. As of press time, the "Taiwan can help, Health for all" program has collected more than one million surgical masks from 120,343 donors.    [FULL  STORY]