Focus Taiwan
Date: 02/25/2020
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) Surgical face masks for children aged 13 or below will soon be available every day of the week but will still be limited to four per child every seven days, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Tuesday.

Under the current face mask rationing system, people can only buy face masks on a rotating basis depending on the ID number on their national health insurance card.

People whose ID numbers end with an odd number can purchase masks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while those whose ID numbers end with an even number can buy masks on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

That restriction will be phased out for children 13 or under starting Thursday, the CECC said, but it will still be kept for adults, and the number of masks per person will remain at two per week for adults and four per week for children.    [FULL  STORY]