By Lee Hsin-fang and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, staff writer and CNAA government disease prevention and awareness TV spot yesterday stated that wearing masks on a bus or MRT metropolitan rail system was unnecessary for healthy people. “Masks should be saved for those truly in need, such as medical staff and sick patients,” Chen said in the video. However, a government official yesterday added that people should wear masks when taking a flight. Each NHIA-contracted drugstore is allotted 200 adult masks and 50 children’s masks per day, the agency said. People whose identification numbers end in an odd digit may purchase masks on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while those with even numbers can buy masks on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, it said.

Source: Taipei Times February 07, 2020 15:56 UTC