Earlier in the day, the Central Epidemic Command Center reported 180 new domestically transmitted cases, most of them in Taipei and New Taipei City. Despite the government urging the public to stop hoarding daily necessities, shelves were stripped bare while cashiers were working as fast as they could. The Centers for Disease Control and Chunghwa Post have 800 million masks in storage, while daily production capacity is 40 million, Su said. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei TimesThere are 315,000 specialized masks in storage, along with 2.7 million whole-body protection suits, and 13 million isolation gowns, Su added. The nation has an abundance of pandemic-related goods in storage and the public should rest easy, he added.

Source: Taipei Times May 15, 2021 15:56 UTC