Taiwan's relatively low COVID-19 transmission rate can be attributed to the fact that a majority of people in the country wear face masks in public, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) advisor Chang Shan-chwen said on Saturday.
The risk of catching or infecting others with the coronavirus disease can be greatly reduced if people habitually wear face masks, Chang said at a daily briefing in Taipei.
A healthy person is less likely to catch a respiratory infection simply by wearing a face mask, which typically filters out as much as 70-80 percent of aerosol particles, he said.
The same can be said for a sick person wearing one, which has proven to be an effective barrier to curb aerosol spread, he added.
It is for this reason that Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (é³ęäø), who also heads the CECC, keeps reminding the public to wear face masks especially in crowded places, the CECC official explained.
As of Saturday Taiwan has had a total of 432 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which only 55 have been classified as domestic. (By CNA)
The risk of catching or infecting others with the coronavirus disease can be greatly reduced if people habitually wear face masks, Chang said at a daily briefing in Taipei.
A healthy person is less likely to catch a respiratory infection simply by wearing a face mask, which typically filters out as much as 70-80 percent of aerosol particles, he said.
The same can be said for a sick person wearing one, which has proven to be an effective barrier to curb aerosol spread, he added.
It is for this reason that Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (é³ęäø), who also heads the CECC, keeps reminding the public to wear face masks especially in crowded places, the CECC official explained.
As of Saturday Taiwan has had a total of 432 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which only 55 have been classified as domestic. (By CNA)
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