Taiwan to lift ban on mask exports before end of June

As stockpile reaches over 100 million units, storage is becoming an issue

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/05/17
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will accelerate its timeline towards opening mask exports, as the stockpile is reaching 100 million units, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said during the daily briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday (May 17).

When asked about when the country will lift the export ban, Chen said that while the name-based mask rationing measure will continue, the ban on mask exports will be lifted before the end of June, per CNA.    [FULL  STORY]