Taiwan is about to roll out another way to buy face masks. Beginning Wednesday, they can be ordered during certain time frames at convenience stores. Taiwan's convenience stores are known to offer a variety of services including buying train tickets, paying bills and picking up online orders.
The first frame for convenience store mask purchases will be 8am on Wednesday, April 22 to 8pm on Friday, April 24. People must bring their national health card and order through the self-service kiosks at the more than 10,000 Family Mart, 7-Eleven, OK Mart, and Hi-Life stores. They must also pay for them right away. The orders can be picked up at the convenience stores between April 30 and May 13. People can also choose to have them delivered and picked up at PT Marts or Simple Marts.
The masks can also be ordered online or bought through pharmacies or vending machines. Taiwan is rationing 9 masks per adult for every two weeks at NT$5 (US$16 cents) a mask.