Media outlets from around the world have paid attention to Taiwan's disease prevention efforts. The Agence France-Presse recently said in their report that prisoners in Taipei Prison are also helping with the production of surgical masks. Some outlets from the U.S. and Japan have also acknowledged Taiwan's disease prevention efforts.
An inmate in Taipei Prison is seen folding a cloth mask neatly before ironing it on both sides. The inmate is wearing a cloth mask that was made by himself while cutting, sewing and packing up masks on a production line.
While I'm sewing the masks, I think the masks I make could help bring safety to my family members. I feel that I've found my path. Making the masks is not just my way of contributing to the society, it also brings a sense of acknowledgement for myself.
Taiwan's efforts to boost mask production output at a time when producing masks is a global priority to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has been acknowledged by other countries.
Our production began on February 13, and by yesterday, we have shipped more than 52 million masks.
Other than the AFP, which reported Taiwanese prisoners producing masks, media outlets from the U.S., Japan and South Korea have also reported Taiwan's disease prevention efforts, saying that Taiwan, which is located next to Mainland China, has boosted mask production output and contained the spread of virus.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also published a Facebook post, saying that Taiwan is like a child with no umbrella when it comes to disease prevention, but it has done a decent disease prevention job both now and during the SARS outbreak 17 years ago. Although the COVID-19 outbreak is still ongoing, Taiwan will continue to enforce disease prevention efforts and it has become a good example for other countries.