On April 1, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen announced that, out of concern for humanity, Taiwan would donate 10 million face masks to the medical staff of the countries that are suffering severe coronavirus infections, including 2 million to the U.S., 7 million to Europe, and 1 million to countries that maintain diplomatic relationship with Taiwan.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission thanked Taiwan in her personal Tweet. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the U.S. diplomatic mission in Taiwan, thanked Taiwan in its post, and said, “Taiwan is indeed a true friend!”
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Excerpt in Chinese:
蔡英文总统4月1日宣布，台湾基于人道考量，将捐赠一千万片口罩支援疫情严重国家的医疗人员，包括美国两百万片、欧洲国家七百万片，另捐一百万片给友邦。十多个受赠国家的驻台代表在脸书等社媒上表达感谢。
欧洲联盟执行委员会（European Commission）主席范德赖恩（Ursula von der Leyen）在个人推特声明，感谢台湾捐赠560万个口罩。全球性病毒需要国际团结合作，“台湾的行动证明团结更强大（Stronger Together）”。
美国在台协会脸书登出AIT处长郦英杰1日拜访并感谢台湾中央流行疫情指挥中心指挥官陈时中。AIT在贴文说，感谢蔡总统宣布台湾将慷慨捐助口罩，这些急需的口罩将捐给全美各地第一线的医疗人员。“台湾的的确确是真正的朋友！”
美国公共电视网报导，由于两岸地缘关系，美国约翰霍普金斯大学一开始预测，台湾疫情可能是全球第2惨。截至4月1日，台湾只有329例。放眼全球，疫情比台湾惨重的国家与地区至少有80个，台湾用行动粉碎外界看衰。
Source: Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2020
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx2-04022020124033.html