#COVID19Pandemic 1/n: Email from 王陸海|WANG Lu-hai, Professor at China Medical Univ in Taiwan, & alumnus of Micro Dept @IcahnMountSinai, sent to our Chair Dr. Peter Palese. I got permission to tweet the relevant part, showing Taiwan's role in this pandemic's response: see thread
#COVID19Pandemic 2/n: "Taiwan is doing well in this pandemic for three main reasons, one, detected the early sign and did not believe in Chna's report and number, two, did not follow WHO's advice early on and three, has had SARS experience 17 years ago, . . .
#COVID19Pandemic 3/n: so has been prepared medically. Taiwan sent a message to China WHO and US in early January warning the virus could spread from person to person, got a response from WHO: "recived". Meanwhile WHO still told the world the pneumonia could be contained . . .
#COVID19Pandemic 4/n: and NO Need to post travel restriction!
Yesterday, Taiwan government announced donating 10 million medical masks to several countries' medical settings, including 2 million to US. Right now, Taiwanese are still standing on long line to buy 3 masks per week..
#COVID19Pandemic 5/n: per person, but vast majority believe Taiwan should work together with the world to fight against the pandemic. Only the pandemic is eased in the world, can Taiwan be safe as well."

Taiwan rationing masks on its own citizens so it can export to others?!🇹🇼
#COVID19Pandemic 6/n (FIN): I am not Taiwanese. But when all is said and done, let's not forget who is a friend and who is not. Which countries are responsible world citizens and which countries are not. #WeWillRemember.
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