Virus Outbreak: Three new COVID-19 cases confirmedTAKING IT SLOW: Chen Shih-chung said while it would be nice to use a mask or two each day, they are disease prevention resources that must be rationed out carefullyBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday announced three new COVID-19 cases — two imported and one domestic — bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Taiwan to 379. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said that the domestic case, No. A pack of masks and accompanying note sent to Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung by a 10-year-old boy are pictured in Taipei yesterday. She experienced a sore throat and diarrhea the next day, but took medicine on her own to relieve the symptoms, he said. “It is moving to see a child so young who already knows to ration masks to help others,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times April 08, 2020 15:56 UTC