Taipei Times
Date: Jan 31, 2020
By:: Yang Mien-chieh and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The government plans to purchase 4 million masks a day to ensure continued supply and availability of
A sign reading “Face masks sold out” is taped to the door of a convenience store in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday announced that it would be releasing 6 million masks a day onto the market for three consecutive days.
However, that measure was insufficient, as there was still a shortage of masks yesterday.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday said that between Wednesday last week and Wednesday, more than 19.7 million masks were distributed to the nation’s four major convenience store chains, as well as pharmacies. [FULL STORY]
