By Lee I-chia and Shelley Shan / Staff reportersTaiwan yesterday set up an epidemic response command center to contain the spread of a new coronavirus, which was first discovered in Wuhan, China. The command center, led by Chou, is to be in charge of holding cross-ministerial discussions to improve preventive measures against “severe pneumonia with novel pathogens” in the nation. Taiwan currently has 44 million surgical masks and 1.9 million N95 masks, more than enough to meet demand, Chou said. A new confirmed case of a passenger from Wuhan detected with “severe pneumonia with novel pathogens” was reported on Sunday, CDC Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said yesterday. All Taiwanese airlines and five Hong Kong and Macau-based airlines have started airing such information on board, it added.
