Taiwan to send half a million protective masks to Poland

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that the country had offered 10 million protective masks to those countries severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE/HANDOUT/PAP/EPA

Taiwan is sending around 500,000 protective masks to Poland as part of a larger aid initiative to help fight the spread of coronavirus.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday that the country had offered 10 million protective masks to those countries severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. 

According to PAP sources, 500,000 protective masks will go to Poland. JUSTIN LANE/PAP/EPA

The country’s foreign minister Joseph Wu said that two million will be sent to the US, one million to 15 diplomatic allies and the remaining seven million to Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Poland, Great Britain and Switzerland.

The country’s foreign minister Joseph Wu said that the 10 million masks will be divided up between allies and Europe. DAVID CHANG/PAP/EPA

According to PAP sources, 500,000 of those will go to Poland. 

The Taiwanese Ministry of Economy said that the daily production of surgical masks in the country had reached 13 million, a four-fold increase since February, according to the Taiwan news agency CNA.